References & Sources  -  October 3, 1998

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Amazon forests caught in fiery feedback

A thin ribbon of flame creeping through an Amazon forest can trigger a vicious cycle, in which successive fires cause much greater damage.

 

References:

Cochrane, M.A. 1998. Forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon. Conservation Biology 12(October):948.

Uhl, C. 1998. Perspectives on wild fire in the humid tropics. Conservation Biology 12(October):942.

 

Further Readings:

Monastersky, R. 1990. Burning questions. Science News 138(Oct. 27):264.

Nepstad, D., et al. 1998. Forest fire prediction and prevention in the Brazilian Amazon. Conservation Biology 12(October):951.

 Sources

Mark A. Cochrane
Woods Hole Research Center
P.O. Box 296
Woods Hole, MA 02543

Mark D. Shulze
Pennsylvania State University
Biology Department
University Park, PA 16802

From Science News, Vol. 154, No. 14, October 3, 1998, p. 214.
Copyright Ó 1998 by Science Service.

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