The Role of Overpopulation and Agricultural Methods in the Destruction of Tropical Ecosystems
- 1 August 1972
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in BioScience
- Vol. 22 (8) , 465-467
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1296243
Abstract
Increasing human population in tropical countries threatens to destroy most tropical biota. The rate of destruction is so rapid that biologists may be able to study only a small portion of the tropical ecosystems before they are destroyed. In order to save the perishing tropical forests, effective agricultural methods must be practiced. For this reason, tropical ecosystems must be studied now!Keywords
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