Trends in size of tropical deforestation events signal increasing dominance of industrial-scale drivers
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aa6a88
Abstract: Deforestation continues across the tropics at alarming rates, with repercussions for ecosystem processes, carbon storage and long term sustainability. Taking advantage of recent fine-scale measurement of deforestation, this analysis aims to improve our understanding of… read more here.
Keywords: tropical deforestation; industrial scale; deforestation; scale deforestation ... See more keywords
Large scale tropical deforestation drives extreme warming
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab96d2
Abstract: Accelerating deforestation rates in Earth's tropical rainforests have dramatic impacts on local public health, agricultural productivity, and global climate change. We used satellite observations to quantify the local temperature changes in deforested patches of rainforests… read more here.
Keywords: large scale; tropical deforestation; extreme warming; scale tropical ... See more keywords