Browsing by Author "Laurance, William F."

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Is oil palm the next emerging threat to the Amazon?

Butler, Rhett A.; Laurance, William F. (Tropical Conservation Science, 2009-03-23)

The Amazon Basin appears poised to experience rapid expansion of oil palm agriculture. Nearly half of Amazonia is suitable for oil palm cultivation, and Malaysian corporations are now moving into the region to establish ...
Tropical Biodiversity Arks Reach Tipping Point: Threats in Sustaining Biodiversity

Laurance, William F. (Nature Publishing Group, 2012-07-25)

Establishing protection over a swath of land seems like a good way to conserve its species and its ecosystems. But in a new study, University of Pennsylvania biologist Daniel Janzen joins more than 200 colleagues to report ...

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