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Critical time for African Rainforests

by CARPE Administrator — last modified 01-Jul-08 14:27

Article titled "Critical time for African Rainforests" by Robert Koenig featured in the Science magazine, 13 June 2008 issue, "Forests in Flux". The article talks about the threats to the forests of the Congo Basin and how scientists are assessing these threats to reduce the pressures on the forests.

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/320/5882/1439

Citation: Science 13 June 2008: Vol. 320. no. 5882, pp. 1439 - 1441

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