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Fig. 1: Serra do Divisor National Park in Brazilian Amazonia.

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Ruaro, R., Laurance, W.F. Pending bill could devastate Brazil’s Serra do Divisor National Park. Nat Ecol Evol 6, 120–121 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-021-01632-8

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