image: Montane forest fragments interspersed with smallholder tea farms and agricultural plots in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, a global biodiversity hotspot. This image relates to an article that appeared in the March 25, 2011, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Lauren Persha, at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., and colleagues was titled, "Social and Ecological Synergy: Local Rulemaking, Forest Livelihoods, and Biodiversity Conservation." view more
Credit: [Image courtesy of Lauren Persha]