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Large amount of species of Amazon are under threat

By Annika McGinnis 18 de April de 201614 de September de 2020

Team of scientists found that depending on the degree to which deforestation comes under control in the next 35 years, between 36 and 57 percent of the 16,000 tree species in the tropical rainforest area would be considered threatened.

Greenpeace: The silent crisis in the Amazon in pictures

By Mark Smith 26 de May de 201414 de September de 2020

Greenpeace published a 2-year investigation that shows how the logging industry threatens the Amazon rainforest. These photos show the illegal logging that’s ransacking the forest and show what’s at stake if the logging continues.

Phys.org: Amazon rainforest survey could improve carbon offset schemes

By Mark Smith 28 de April de 201414 de September de 2020

Researchers from the Universities of Leeds and Edinburgh studying the Amazon Basin have revealed unprecedented detail of the size, age and species of trees across the region by comparing satellite maps with hundreds of field plots.

Brief tree lives are linked to the Amazon biodiversity

By Mark Smith 3 de April de 201414 de September de 2020

According to a new study headed by Tim Baker and published in the journal Ecology Letters, short durations between tree generations strongly correlate to highly biodiverse clades.

Amazon trees super-diverse in chemicals substances

By Mark Smith 10 de March de 201414 de September de 2020

Climbing into the canopy of thousands of trees across 19 different forests in the region, researchers sampled chemical signatures from canopy leaves and were surprised by the levels of diversity uncovered.

High-living frogs hurt by remote oil roads in the Amazon

By Mark Smith 15 de January de 201414 de September de 2020

New research shows that remote oil roads are harming frogs that inhabit the rainforest’s upper canopy.

Amazon Photos: Trees That Dominate the Rain Forest

By Giovanny Vera 7 de November de 201314 de September de 2020

A new study found that only a few dozen tree species are very common, or “hyperdominant”.

Amazon river digests trees dragged

By Giovanny Vera 3 de June de 201314 de September de 2020

Research shows that the rivers of the Amazon basin have bacterias capable of digesting stems and trunks of trees and turn them into CO².

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Amazon trees super-diverse in chemicals substances

10 de March de 2014

Brief tree lives are linked to the Amazon biodiversity

3 de April de 2014

Amazon Photos: Trees That Dominate the Rain Forest

7 de November de 2013

Large amount of species of Amazon are under threat

18 de April de 2016

Greenpeace: The silent crisis in the Amazon in pictures

26 de May de 2014

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