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Comment
. 2017 Jun 6;114(23):5775-5777.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1706264114. Epub 2017 May 26.

Global biodiversity loss from tropical deforestation

Xingli Giam  1
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Global biodiversity loss from tropical deforestation

Xingli Giam. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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The author declares no conflict of interest.

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Fig. 1.
Human activities that threaten tropical forests and the biodiversity therein. (A) Logging in Peninsular Malaysia. (B) Oil palm monoculture in Kalimantan, Indonesia. (C) Cattle grazing on pastures converted from forests in Mato Grosso, Brazil. (D) Smallholder cropping (of cassava) in Loreto, Peru. (E) Harvesting of wood for charcoal production in Benin. (F) Hunting threatens many forest species, including the Malayan tiger caught here on a camera trap in Peninsular Malaysia. Photographs courtesy of Rimba (A and F), X.G. (B), Jacob Socolar (C and D), and Orou Gaoue (E).
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