Deforestation may turn the lush tropics into a barren land

Despite their stabilizing effects, many of these habitats and their ecosystems develop and change over time, as do the harmonies they create. Deforestation may turn lush tropics into a barren patch, like a successful ensemble breaking up after losing its star performers. But an abandoned patch of farmland
may also become a forest over time, like a garage band growing into a magnificent orchestra.