Amazon Rainforest Conversion to Pasture (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amazon Rainforest Conversion to Pasture

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The Amazon Rainforest containing thousands of plant species (background) is converted to a pasture. First hard timber is removed, followed by fire and sowing of a single exotic grass species.

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UMass Amherst

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