Climate Benefits of Intact Amazon Forests and the Biophysical Consequences of Disturbance

Climate Benefits of Intact Amazon Forests and the Biophysical Consequences of Disturbance

Tropical forests have an important regulating influence on local and regional climate, through modulating the exchange of moisture and energy between the land and the atmosphere. Deforestation disrupts this exchange, though the climatic consequences of progressive, patch-scale deforestation of forme...

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Main Authors: Jessica C. A. Baker, Dominick V. Spracklen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Subjects:
intact forest landscapes
deforestation
leaf area index
evapotranspiration
temperature
precipitation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/ffgc.2019.00047/full

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