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| Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas WF Laurance, D Carolina Useche, J Rendeiro, M Kalka, CJA Bradshaw, ... Nature 489 (7415), 290-294, 2012 | 1403 | 2012 |
| Changes in the carbon balance of tropical forests: evidence from long-term plots OL Phillips, Y Malhi, N Higuchi, WF Laurance, PV Núnez, RM Vásquez, ... Science 282 (5388), 439-442, 1998 | 1336 | 1998 |
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Thomas E. LovejoyUniversity Professor, George Mason UniversityVerified email at gmu.edu
