used to study large areas of forest. Based on satellite im- ages, a forest area in the Amazon basin is divided into 14 types. Foresters studied the four most commercially valuable types: alluvial climax forests of quality levels 1, 2, and 3, and mature secondary forest. They divided the area of each type into large parcels, chose parcels of each type at random, and counted tree species in a 20- by 25-meter rectangle randomly placed within each parcel selected. Here is some detail: Forest Type Total Parcels Sample Size Climax 1 36 4 Climax 2 72 7 Climax 3 31 3 Secondary 42 4 age fotostock/Superstock