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News Release 11-078
It's Earth Week. Just In Time, Thousands of Hectares of Tropical Forest Are Saved
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Venture into Brazil's tropical dry forests in this audio slideshow.
Credit: Lisa Raffensperger, National Science Foundation
Dry forest islands in a sea of Brazilian savanna, called cerrado, unique to Brazil.
Credit: Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa
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Map showing the distribution of tropical dry forests in Brazil (in red) in various biomes.
Credit: Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa
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A Brazilian tropical dry forest during the rainy season, which can last 4-6 months.
Credit: Diego Brandao
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The same forest during the pronounced dry season, when plants lose up to 95% of their leaves.
Credit: Diego Brandao
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Installation of monitoring tower by scientists at the Minas Gerais Institute of Forests.
Credit: Mario Marcos do Espirito Santo
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Brazilian scientist checks an understory micro-meteorological station in Mata Seca, Brazil.
Credit: Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa
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