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Press Release 12-230
Climate Warming Unlikely to Cause Near-Term Extinction of Amazon Tree Species
New genetic analyses of common Amazon trees show that many have survived past warming
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Fragment of mature Amazon forest within an agricultural area near Manaus, Brazil.
Credit: Christopher Dick |
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The distinctive scarlet flowers of Symphonia globulifera, Central American, South American and African timber trees, have existed in the Amazon for 15 million years.
Credit: Rolando Perez, Center for Tropical Forest Sciences |
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Isolated Amazon rainforest tree in a pasture at sunset.
Credit: Christopher Dick |
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Giant kapok tree near the Amazon River; this species was the youngest in the study.
Credit: Rogerio Gribel, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia |
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Close-up of a kapok tree; in the Amazon, the species is less than one million years old.
Credit: Robin Foster, The Field Museum |
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The felling of a mahogany tree is indicative of the challenges facing Amazon forests.
Credit: Maristerra Lemes, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia |
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