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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Elsa's Biosphere map for Brazilian rainforest, logging ???? loss of homeland and way of life for indigenous people, Biosphere ???? logging, El Nino effect interruption of rain cycle, decrease in precipitation ???? drought, forest fires, Loss of trees and plants ???? Loss of genetic diversity in the planetary gene pool http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features /Deforestationdeforestation_update.php, logging ???? poor soil and loss of nutrients in trees and plants lead to more land clearing, slash and burn land clearing ???? Loss of trees and plants, loss of homeland and way of life for indigenous people ???? violent conflict http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ Features/Deforestation/deforestation _update.php, hotter, drier climate ???? Loss of trees and plants, less evaporation http://www.eoearth.org/article/Deforestation_in_Amazonia ???? hotter, drier climate, slash and burn land clearing ???? release of carbon, interruption of natural cycle http://www.wri.org/publication/content/8151, release of carbon, interruption of natural cycle http://www.wri.org/publication/content/8151 ???? El Nino effect interruption of rain cycle, decrease in precipitation, poor soil and loss of nutrients in trees and plants lead to more land clearing poor soil quality leads to a desire to clear more farmland Loss of trees and plants, slash and burn land clearing ???? loss of homeland and way of life for indigenous people, poor soil and loss of nutrients in trees and plants lead to more land clearing ???? Loss of trees and plants, Loss of trees and plants ???? less evaporation http://www.eoearth.org/article/Deforestation_in_Amazonia, drought, forest fires ???? Loss of trees and plants, slash and burn land clearing ???? poor soil and loss of nutrients in trees and plants lead to more land clearing, Biosphere ???? slash and burn land clearing, slash and burn land clearing ???? Loss of native species, including endangered species, logging ???? Loss of native species, including endangered species