The Amazon region covers about 40 percent of South America and influences the many countries and cultures that it covers, from Bolivia to Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. The region holds among the world’s great riches in both plant and animal biodiversity and provides the planet with vital resources for sustained planetary health. This collection of research articles, and the overview provided by pre-eminent scholar and Amazonian expert Dr. Thomas Lovejoy, bring together powerful documentation of the threats to the region’s resources and the potential consequences of their loss.

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In This Collection

Research Article
The Amazon region
Thomas E. Lovejoy

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Carbon sequestration potential of second-growth forest regeneration in the Latin American tropics. e1501639
Robin L. Chazdon et al.

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Impending extinction crisis of the world’s primates: Why primates matter. e1600946
Alejandro Estrada et al.

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Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth’s ecosystems. e1500052
Nick M. Haddad et al.

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Estimating the global conservation status of more than 15,000 Amazonian tree species. e1500936
Hans ter Steege et al.

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Types and rates of forest disturbance in Brazilian Legal Amazon, 2000–2013. e1601047
Alexandra Tyukavina et al.