Agricultural expansion and climate variability have become important agents of disturbance
in the Amazon basin. Recent studies have demonstrated considerable resilience of …

The Anthropocene is characterized as an epoch when human influence has begun to
fundamentally alter many aspects of the Earth system and many of the planet's biomes …

For half a century, the process of economic integration of the Amazon has been based on
intensive use of renewable and nonrenewable natural resources, which has brought …

Atmospheric carbon dioxide records indicate that the land surface has acted as a strong
global carbon sink over recent decades,, with a substantial fraction of this sink probably …

This chapter addresses the biogeochemical cycles of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4),
and nitrous oxide (N2O). The three greenhouse gases have increased in the atmosphere …

For decades, conservation and research initiatives in tropical forests have focused almost
exclusively on old-growth forests because scientists believed that these “pristine” …

The terrestrial carbon sink has been large in recent decades, but its size and location remain
uncertain. Using forest inventory data and long-term ecosystem carbon studies, we estimate …

Production of biochar (the carbon (C)-rich solid formed by pyrolysis of biomass) and its
storage in soils have been suggested as a means of abating climate change by …

How tropical forest carbon stocks might alter in response to changes in climate and
atmospheric composition is uncertain. However, assessing potential future carbon loss from …

Tropical forests are the most diverse and productive ecosystems on Earth. While better 10
understanding of these forests is critical for our collective future, until quite recently efforts 11 …