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“Since childhood I have always been fascinated by the diversity of living things on our planet and dreamed of working exploring unexplored places on Earth and discovering the unknown species that live on it,” says Roberto Cazzolla Gatti. “Then, as a biologist, in recent years, I have dedicated myself to the issues of biodiversity, and […]
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Wielding Machetes and Calipers, Sweat-soaked Scientists Count Carbon in Amazon Rainforest
Antonio Laffayete Silveira, a forestry engineering professor at the Federal University of Rondonia, and botanist count smaller plants in a 1-by-1 meter frame on a parcel of Amazon rainforest in Itapua do Oeste, Rondonia state, Brazil.
REUTERS/Jake Spring
The Brazilian team is just one contingent among hundreds of researchers seeking to measure carbon in the complex and environmentally crucial Amazon rainforest ecosystem, which sprawls across more than six million square kilometers in nine countries.
Reuters ITAPUÃ DO OESTE, Brazil
Last Updated:January 12, 2021, 09:08 IST
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