Synergy between land use and climate change increases future fire risk in Amazon forests
Tropical forests have been a permanent feature of the Amazon basin for at least 55 million years, yet climate change and land use threaten the forest's future over the next century. Understory forest fires, which are common under the current climate in frontier forests, may accelerate Amazo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Earth System Dynamics |
| Online Access: | https://www.earth-syst-dynam.net/8/1237/2017/esd-8-1237-2017.pdf |