FIGURE 10.9 Photo Essay: Human Impacts on the Biosphere in Southeast Asia Deforestation and the conversion of land to agricultural uses in Southeast Asia are having a profound impact both on regional ecosystems and on the entire biosphere. 10.9a Courtesy Universal Images Group/Getty Images, 10.9b Courtesy Paula Bronstein/Getty Images, 10.9c Courtesy Jesse Allen/Earth Observatory/MODIS/NASA, 10.9d Courtesy Per-Andre Hoffmann/LOOK/Getty Images