Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781305389892
Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Forests have been cut to get a clear land for grazing livestock and farming, also many-a-times for the luxury of humans. A global deforestation is occurring at a rate of 5.6 million hectares per year, according to the United Nations Forest
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