Scientists Find Megadiversity at Top of Amazon Forest
![The Carnegie Institution Spectranomics project debut study collected and analyzed foliage from 3,560 canopies across 19 forests in Peru, including this lowland area. (Greg Asner)](https://gdb.voanews.com/60712E8A-5F4B-4EDC-B2E8-1F17CB2384D4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
1
The Carnegie Institution Spectranomics project debut study collected and analyzed foliage from 3,560 canopies across 19 forests in Peru, including this lowland area. (Greg Asner)
![The tropical mountain forests are a complex patchwork of different chemicals that evolved over time to help them adapt to geological conditions, land use and pests. (Greg Asner)](https://gdb.voanews.com/041AC82D-89FA-461D-989B-5777D145E213_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
2
The tropical mountain forests are a complex patchwork of different chemicals that evolved over time to help them adapt to geological conditions, land use and pests. (Greg Asner)
![Clear waters run through the unpolluted Andean forest. (Greg Asner)](https://gdb.voanews.com/22F61315-45F4-47BE-A74D-85D8EB0697AA_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
3
Clear waters run through the unpolluted Andean forest. (Greg Asner)
![Ecologist Greg Asner leads the Carnegie Institution Spectranomics project to map canopy function and biological diversity throughout tropical forests of the world. (Robin Martin)](https://gdb.voanews.com/8BAA5D55-7327-4FBB-AF7A-F1B92DBCB2D0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
4
Ecologist Greg Asner leads the Carnegie Institution Spectranomics project to map canopy function and biological diversity throughout tropical forests of the world. (Robin Martin)