Meg Lowman will be leading an expedition to the Peruvian Amazon from January 15 - 23, 2005. Information coming soon on this site, or check with the New College Foundation, Sarasota FL.
Further information available:
New College Foundation (941) 359-4680 or cranor@ncf.edu

NASA satellite data are giving scientists insight into how large-scale deforestation in the Amazon Basin in South America is affecting regional climate. Researchers found during the Amazon dry season last August, there was a distinct pattern of higher rainfall and warmer temperatures over deforested regions.
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Coming in July:
Forest Canopies by Margaret D. Lowman and H. Bruce Rinker
published by Elsevier Press, San Diego CA.
This definitive textbook will provide summaries of all relevant topics on canopy biology, useful for college students, foresters, educators, conservationists, scientists in all disciplines of biology, and policy-makers.

Some pre-announcements are listed below:
US
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