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Understanding biomass in forests

Figure 1: A schematic representation of the biogeochemical cycle of carbon.

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Martin Luther King Jr., and his wife, Coretta, lead off the final lap to the state capitol at Montgomery, Alabama on March 25, 1965. Thousands of civil rights marchers joined in the walk, which began in Selma, demanding voter registration rights

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Chutes d'Ekom - a waterfall on the Nkam river in the rainforest near Melong, in the western highlands of Cameroon in Africa.

Ecosystems