Amazonian Rain Forests: Ecosystem Disturbance and Recovery
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By Carl F. Jordan (Editor), R.J. Buschbacher (Contribution by), C.F. Jordan (Contribution by), C.E. Russell (Contribution by), J.G. Saldarriaga (Contribution by), G.A.J. Scott (Contribution by), E.A.S. Serrao (Contribution by), C. Uhl (Contribution by)
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DEVELOPMENT AND DISTURBANCE IN AMAZON FORESTS Contrasting Impressions 6 2 The rain forests of the Amazon Basin cover approximately 5.8 x 10 km (Salati and Vose 1984). Flying over even just part of this basin, one gazes hour after hour upon this seemingly infinite blanket of green. The impression of immen sity is similar when viewed from the Amazon River itself, or from its tributar ies. From a hammock on the shaded deck of a riverboat, the immensity of the forest presents an incredible mo...


