Mader/Biology, 10/e – Chapter Outlines

6. The Argument for Preserving Forests. a. Tropical rain forests contribute to the uptake of carbon dioxide, and the productivity of photosynthesis. b. Tropical rain forests exist between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, temperatures about 26 C, and where rainfall is 100-200 cm and regular. ................
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