Post-drought decline of the Amazon carbon sink
Forests of the Amazon Basin have experienced frequent and severe droughts in recent years with significant impacts on their carbon cycling. Here, using satellite LiDAR samples from 2003 to 2008, the authors show the long-term legacy of these droughts with persistent loss of carbon stocks after the 2...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2018-08-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05668-6 |