Reportagem da revista Veja (online) divulga experimento realizado por cientistas de quatro insituições – Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia, Centro de Pesquisa Woods Hole Universidades de Yale e Stanfort, dos Estados Unidos.
Leonardo Coutinho. VEJA ONLINE. A selva como laboratório: Pesquisadores preparam queimada gigante para saber até que ponto a mata pode resistir. São Paulo/SP. 04 de Agosto, 2004.
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