
doi: 10.5772/59090
Forest ecosystems have rapidly been transformed into areas for the occupation of the human population and for economic purposes [1]. Rainforests distributed around the planet have been cleared because of a complex set of factors, which vary according to the characteris‐ tics of each region [2]. Among the factors are deforestation for alternative use of the soil (pasture, commercial or subsistence farming, and biofuel generation), tree cutting for the timber industry, wood extraction for energy biomass and poaching [3]. The reduction of vegetation cover leads to a decrease of biodiversity and to an increase of carbon emissions, changing the global climate [1].
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