Secondary growth following slash and burn cultivation in Amazon Rainforest. Cecropia tree (Moraceae) is a typical colonizer tree.

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Location: Maranhao Brazil "South America"
Photo credit: © Jacques Jangoux / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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