Original and the best: nothing beats primary forests for biodiversity
Laurance, Bill (2011) Original and the best: nothing beats primary forests for biodiversity. The Conversation . 1-4.
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Abstract
We live in an age of vanishing rainforests. Half of the world's tropical forests have disappeared since World War II and roughly another 10 million hectares are being felled each year — the equivalent of 40 football fields every minute. It's a bit of a no-brainer to say this is bad for biodiversity…
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| FoR Codes: | 05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050202 Conservation and Biodiversity @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9608 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity > 960899 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity of Environments not elsewhere classified @ 100% |
| Deposited On: | 07 Feb 2012 10:44 |
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