The role of ENSO flavours and TNA on recent droughts over Amazon forests and the Northeast Brazil region
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DOI: 10.1002/joc.6453
Abstract: Amazon tropical forests and the semiarid Northeast Brazil (NEB) region have registered very severe droughts during the last two decades, with a frequency that may have exceeded natural climate variability. Severe droughts impact the physiological… read more here.
Keywords: neb region; tna; amazon forests; northeast brazil ... See more keywords
Fire Affects Asymbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Southern Amazon Forests
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DOI: 10.1029/2019jg005383
Abstract: Author(s): Bomfim, B; Silva, LCR; Marimon-Junior, BH; Marimon, BS; Doane, TA; Horwath, WR | Abstract: ©2020. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. In this study, we investigate the biogeochemical consequences of fire in seasonally flooded… read more here.
Keywords: fixation; amazon forests; burned unburned; fire ... See more keywords
Windthrows control biomass patterns and functional composition of Amazon forests
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DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14457
Abstract: Amazon forests account for ~25% of global land biomass and tropical tree species. In these forests, windthrows (i.e., snapped and uprooted trees) are a major natural disturbance, but the rates and mechanisms of recovery are… read more here.
Keywords: biomass; composition amazon; functional composition; amazon forests ... See more keywords
Mapping data gaps to estimate biomass across Brazilian Amazon forests
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DOI: 10.1186/s40663-020-00228-1
Abstract: Background Tropical forests play a fundamental role in the provision of diverse ecosystem services, such as biodiversity, climate and air quality regulation, freshwater provision, carbon cycling, agricultural support and culture. To understand the role of… read more here.
Keywords: agb data; brazilian amazon; across brazilian; amazon ... See more keywords