Temporal fluctuations in Amazonian deforestation rates
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ROBERT M. EWERS*, WILLIAM F. LAURANCE AND CARLOS M. SOUZA JR Imperial College London, Si/wood Park Campus, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7PY, UK, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 0843-03092, Balboa, Ancon, Republic of Panama and Instituto do Homem e Ambiente da Amazonia, Caixa Postal 5101, CEP 66613-397, Be/em, Para, Brazil Date submitted: 22 May 2008; Date accepted: 25 September 2008; First published online: 11 December 2008
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