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Conservation Impact in Peru

Conservation Impact in Peru | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
A Rapid Inventory Leads to the Creation of the Ampiyacu-Apayacu Regional Conservation Area
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In Iquitos, Turning Science Into Words

In Iquitos, Turning Science Into Words | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
With the rapid biological inventory in Peru complete, scientists turn to their next task: writing it all down.
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Great blog post on the importance of scientific communication! 

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Nigel Pitman - Scientist at Work Blog - Peruvian Amazon

Nigel Pitman - Scientist at Work Blog - Peruvian Amazon | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
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A great series of blog posts on how scientists from Chicago's Field Museum conduct field research in remote and inaccessible regions of the Amazon.  

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How many trees are there in the Amazon?

How many trees are there in the Amazon? | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
A couple of weeks ago some colleagues and I wrote a paper in Science reporting some new findings on Amazonian forests. Some of the findings are actually just numbers, and one of those numbers is really big. It's the number of trees we think probably grow in the Amazon, and it's 390 billion.
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