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This research was supported by Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and CNPq. Thanks to Dr Richard Ladle and Dr Mike Coe for insightful comments.

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    Ana Cláudia Mendes Malhado, Gabrielle Ferreira Pires & Marcos Heil Costa

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Malhado, A.C.M., Pires, G.F. & Costa, M.H. Cerrado Conservation is Essential to Protect the Amazon Rainforest. AMBIO 39, 580–584 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-010-0084-6

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