Forests on Fire
The world's tropical forests are disappearing, but it is not easy to understand the complexities of how this is happening. Fire, an indicator of human intervention in tropical rainforests, is a major driving force in the depletion and savannization of tropical forests.
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Veröffentlicht in: | Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1999-06, Vol.284 (5421), p.1782-1783 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The world's tropical forests are disappearing, but it is not easy to understand the complexities of how this is happening. Fire, an indicator of human intervention in tropical rainforests, is a major driving force in the depletion and savannization of tropical forests. |
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ISSN: | 0036-8075 1095-9203 |
DOI: | 10.1126/science.284.5421.1782a |