Reserves Protect against Deforestation Fires in the Amazon

J. Marion Adeney; Norman L. Christensen Jr; Stuart L. Pimm

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0005014

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Reserves Protect against Deforestation Fires in the Amazon

J. Marion Adeney,

Affiliation Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Norman L. Christensen Jr,

Affiliation Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Stuart L. Pimm

* E-mail: stuartpimm@aol.com

Affiliation Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Reserves Protect against Deforestation Fires in the Amazon

J. Marion Adeney,
Norman L. Christensen Jr,
Stuart L. Pimm

Published: April 8, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005014

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Fires are very common in Amazon's Reserves!

Posted by asetzer on 18 Apr 2009 at 20:11 GMT

The results of this paper seems to be disconnected from reality.

Please check
ftp://lba.cptec.inpe.br/p...

and also the daily reports about fires in the Conservation Units of Brazil posted by Ibama during the dry/fire season, at
http://www.ibama.gov.br/e...

No competing interests declared.

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Fires are very common in Amazon's Reserves!

Posted by asetzer on 18 Apr 2009 at 20:11 GMT