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title: "" Matupás, she and her colleagues report in a paper recently…"
date: 2017-03-18
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# " Matupás, she and her colleagues report in a paper recently…

*March 18, 2017 · Facebook*

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[http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-science-and-legend-of-the-amazon-s-floating-forest-islands](http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-science-and-legend-of-the-amazon-s-floating-forest-islands){target="_blank"}
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\" Matupás, she and her colleagues report in a paper recently published in PLOS ONE, begin when aquatic and semi-aquatic plants begin to crowd together and transform, over time, into a buoyant soil disc where shrubs and trees feel at home. The islands can be almost 10 feet thick and anywhere from a few square yards to a few acres in size. Some are strong enough for people to walk on---strong enough even to grow food on.\"\
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[http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-science-and-legend-of-the-amazon-s-floating-forest-islands](http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-science-and-legend-of-the-amazon-s-floating-forest-islands){target="_blank"}
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