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FIGURE 10.7
Using fire to renovate old cacao plantations in Tabasco, Mexico.
An annual crop of corn, beans, and squash (top) grows
through the ash left from burning old cacao plants (standing) and associated shade trees. A leguminous shade tree (bottom;
Pithecelobium
saman
) begins to recover following the fire. It will be pruned to one or two stems and eventually provide shade for new cacao plants.
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