COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Growing threats to biodiversity 'arks'
Description: Many of the protected areas in tropical nations are struggling to sustain their biodiversity, according to a study by more than 200 scientists from around the world. The study, which will appear Thursday in the journal Nature, found that deforestation is advancing rapidly in these nations and most reserves are losing some or all of their surrounding forest. [Source: UCLA]
URL: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/growing-threats-to-biodiversity-236882.aspx
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Source: UCLA
Publish Date: 7/25/2012
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