A new map showing all above-ground biomass in the Brazilian Amazon (IMAGE)

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

A new map showing all above-ground biomass in the Brazilian Amazon

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Distribution of above-ground biomass in the Amazon in metric tons per hectare. Riparian vegetation along watercourses can be seen to correspond to lower biomass density

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Jean Pierre Ometto

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