Deforestation Induced Climate Change: Effects of Spatial Scale.

Deforestation is associated with increased atmospheric CO2 and alterations to the surface energy and mass balances that can lead to local and global climate changes. Previous modelling studies show that the global surface air temperature (SAT) response to deforestation depends on latitude, with most...

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Main Authors: Patrick Longobardi, Alvaro Montenegro, Hugo Beltrami, Michael Eby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4839769?pdf=render