Extinction debt in Amazon rainforest disguises pending biodiversity disaster

Update: 2012-07-18

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Dr Dan Reuman explains how a discrepancy between extinction rates and reality is disguising a catastrophic decline in biodiversity in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil

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Extinction debt in Amazon rainforest disguises pending biodiversity disaster

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Extinction debt in Amazon rainforest disguises pending biodiversity disaster

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Extinction debt in Amazon rainforest disguises pending biodiversity disaster