image: The Brazilian Amazon harbors 40 percent of all remaining tropical rainforest, playing a vital role in global biodiversity conservation and climate regulation. This image accompanied the research, "Boom-and-Bust Development Patterns Across the Amazon Deforestation Frontier," by A.S.L. Rodrigues et al. appearing in the June 12, 2009 issue of Science. view more
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