The Tropical Rain Forest: A Nonrenewable Resource

Arturo Gómez‐Pompa; Carlos Vázquez-Yanes; Sergio Guevara

doi:10.1126/science.177.4051.762

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Tropical rain forestTropical forestEvergreenRainforestResource (disambiguation)AgroforestryTropicsEcosystemGeographyEvergreen forestEcologyBiology

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Year: 1972
Type: article
Volume: 177
Issue: 4051
Pages: 762-765
Citations: 267
Access: Closed

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                                    Arturo Gómez‐Pompa, 
                                
                                    Carlos Vázquez-Yanes, 
                                
                                    Sergio Guevara
                                
                            (1972). 
                            The Tropical Rain Forest: A Nonrenewable Resource. 
                            Science
                            , 177
                            (4051)
                            , 762-765.
                            https://doi.org/10.1126/science.177.4051.762

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DOI: 10.1126/science.177.4051.762