[HTML][HTML] Critical transitions in the Amazon forest system
The possibility that the Amazon forest system could soon reach a tipping point, inducing
large-scale collapse, has raised global concern,–. For 65 million years, Amazonian forests …
large-scale collapse, has raised global concern,–. For 65 million years, Amazonian forests …
How deregulation, drought and increasing fire impact Amazonian biodiversity
Biodiversity contributes to the ecological and climatic stability of the Amazon Basin,, but is
increasingly threatened by deforestation and fire,. Here we quantify these impacts over the …
increasingly threatened by deforestation and fire,. Here we quantify these impacts over the …
The gathering firestorm in southern Amazonia
PM Brando, B Soares-Filho, L Rodrigues… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Wildfires, exacerbated by extreme weather events and land use, threaten to change the
Amazon from a net carbon sink to a net carbon source. Here, we develop and apply a …
Amazon from a net carbon sink to a net carbon source. Here, we develop and apply a …
[HTML][HTML] Toward a generalizable framework of disturbance ecology through crowdsourced science
Disturbances fundamentally alter ecosystem functions, yet predicting their impacts remains a
key scientific challenge. While the study of disturbances is ubiquitous across many …
key scientific challenge. While the study of disturbances is ubiquitous across many …
Fire-induced loss of the world's most biodiverse forests in Latin America
Fire plays a dominant role in deforestation, particularly in the tropics, but the relative extent
of transformations and influence of fire frequency on eventual forest loss remain unclear …
of transformations and influence of fire frequency on eventual forest loss remain unclear …
Amazon wildfires: Scenes from a foreseeable disaster
The Amazon forest's main protection against fire is its capacity to create a moist understory
microclimate. Roads, deforestation, droughts, and climate change have made this natural …
microclimate. Roads, deforestation, droughts, and climate change have made this natural …
Pyrogenic carbon decomposition critical to resolving fire's role in the Earth system
Recently identified post-fire carbon fluxes indicate that, to understand whether global fires
represent a net carbon source or sink, one must consider both terrestrial carbon retention …
represent a net carbon source or sink, one must consider both terrestrial carbon retention …
[HTML][HTML] Human degradation of tropical moist forests is greater than previously estimated
Tropical forest degradation from selective logging, fire and edge effects is a major driver of
carbon and biodiversity loss,–, with annual rates comparable to those of deforestation …
carbon and biodiversity loss,–, with annual rates comparable to those of deforestation …
[HTML][HTML] Recent advances and challenges in monitoring and modeling of disturbances in tropical moist forests
Tropical moist forests have been severely affected by natural and anthropogenic
disturbances, leading to substantial changes in global carbon cycle and climate. These …
disturbances, leading to substantial changes in global carbon cycle and climate. These …
Impacts of degradation on water, energy, and carbon cycling of the Amazon tropical forests
Selective logging, fragmentation, and understory fires directly degrade forest structure and
composition. However, studies addressing the effects of forest degradation on carbon, water …
composition. However, studies addressing the effects of forest degradation on carbon, water …