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Tropical forests comprise approximately one third of the world’s woodlands and contain 80% of the total land vegetation. The original extent of these forests is estimated at 1.6 × 107 km2. Approximately one third of this is located in Latin America where 40% of the primary forest has been lost to human activities (20). For instance, in Guatemala the pine forests are being diminished by 2.5% each year (11).
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Webb, D.T., Villalobos, V.M. (1987). In Vitro Regeneration of Central and South American Conifers. In: Bonga, J.M., Durzan, D.J. (eds) Cell and Tissue Culture in Forestry. Forestry Sciences, vol 24-26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0992-7_13
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