Mature Andean forests as globally important carbon sinks and future carbon refuges

Mature Andean forests as globally important carbon sinks and future carbon refuges

It is largely unknown how South America’s Andean forests affect the global carbon cycle, and thus regulate climate change. Here, we measure aboveground carbon dynamics over the past two decades in 119 monitoring plots spanning a range of >3000 m elevation across the subtropical and tropical Andes...

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Main Authors: Duque, A, Peña, MA, Cuesta, F, González-Caro, S, Kennedy, P, Phillips, OL, Calderón-Loor, M, Blundo, C, Carilla, J, Cayola, L, Farfán-Ríos, W, Fuentes, A, Grau, R, Homeier, J, Loza-Rivera, MI, Malhi, Y, Malizia, A, Malizia, L, Martínez-Villa, JA, Myers, JA, Osinaga-Acosta, O, Peralvo, M, Pinto, E, Saatchi, S, Silman, M, Tello, JS, Terán-Valdez, A, Feeley, KJ
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2021

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