Saving the Rainforest
Tags: EDITORIALS; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL degradation; RAIN forests; PLANTS -- Extinction
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- Human Impacts Flatten Rainforest-Savanna Gradient and Reduce Adaptive Diversity in a Rainforest Bird. Freedman, Adam H.; Buermann, Wolfgang; Mitchard, Edward T. A.; DeFries, Ruth S.; Smith, Thomas B. // PLoS ONE;2010, Vol. 5 Issue 9, p1
Ecological gradients have long been recognized as important regions for diversification and speciation. However, little attention has been paid to the evolutionary consequences or conservation implications of human activities that fundamentally change the environmental features of such...
- The Incredible Shrinking Amazon RainForest. Hirsch, Tim // World Watch;May/Jun2008, Vol. 21 Issue 3, p12
The article discusses the issue of rainforest losses in the Amazon basin. What matters to most people is whether deforestation is coming under control, or whether this magnificent ecosystem is doomed to relentless decline, with all the implications for the millions of unique species it harbors,...
- The Vanishing Amazon and the Fight to Save It. Graf, Christine // Faces (07491387);Feb2009, Vol. 25 Issue 5, p30
The article reports that Brazil's Amazon rain forest is disappearing at an alarming rate. Experts predict that if the current rate of deforestation continues, more than 40 percent of the Amazon could be gone by the year 2030. Twenty percent of the rain forest has been cut down , the majority by...
- Counterpoint: Can the Amazon Be Saved? Witherbee, Amy // Points of View: Amazon Deforestation;2011, p6
This article presents an argument against deforestation in the Amazon rainforest of South America. Twenty years after environmentalists brought to the world's attention the perilous circumstances of the largest rainforest, there is still debate over whether the Amazon can actually be saved. The...
- Point: The Responsibility of Deforestation in the Amazon. Forster, Matt // Points of View: Amazon Deforestation;2011, p5
This article presents an argument in favor of responsibility of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest of South America. The economic survival and growth of Brazil and neighboring countries depends on the incredible natural resources of the Amazon River valley. In light of the extreme poverty...
- Amazon Deforestation: Guide to Critical Analysis. // Points of View: Amazon Deforestation;2011, p4
This article offers a critical guide to the controversial issue of the deforestation of the Amazon rain forest. The article discusses criteria in understanding the issue, such as distinguishing between fact and opinion and recognizing point and counterpoint arguments. Also presented are...
- Extractive reserves will not save tropics. Browder, John O. // BioScience;Oct90, Vol. 40 Issue 9, p626
Argues that there are three basic reasons why the extractive-reserves approach will not curb deforestation processes or significantly protect biodiversity. Belief that reserves are social spaces that do not necessarily coincide with areas of particularly biological importance; Argument that...
- PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS. // Rain Forests: Tropical Treasures;2005, p48
This article focuses on deforestation in tropical forests. Deforestation in the tropics is the result of a combination of social, political, and economic problems, and it's aggravated by the special characteristics of tropical topography, soils, and other physical features. Corporations, as well...
- FORESTS. // World Almanac for Kids;2004, p66
The article looks at forests. Forests cover about one-third of Earth's land surface. Pines, hemlocks, firs, and spruces grow in the cool evergreen forests farthest from the equator. These trees are called conifers. Temperate forests are home to maple, oak, beech, and poplar trees, and to...
