Forest-Cover Change from Labor- and Capital-Intensive Commercial Logging in the Southern Chocó RainforestsFootnote*

*The authors wish to acknowledge the financial support of the United States Agency for International Development Sustainable use of Biological Resources Project in Ecuador, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and EcoCiencia. Michael Kuby provided valuable comments on an earlier draft of this article. Patricio Azimbaya collaborated with fieldwork and data-processing.

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