Sensitivity of Amazon rainforest to drought: results from forest inventories

A recent study based on inventory data from the RAINFOR network, published in the journal Science, reported a relevant effect of an anomalous dry year (2005) on biomass accumulation and mortality in Amazon old-growth forests. Results were obtained by comparing inventory data taken before and after t...

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Main Author: Matteucci G
Format: Article
Language:Italian
Published: Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF) 2009-06-01
Series:Forest@
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Online Access:http://www.sisef.it/forest@/show.php?id=585&lang=en