Forest response to increased disturbance in the central Amazon and comparison to western Amazonian forests

Uncertainties surrounding vegetation response to increased disturbance rates associated with climate change remains a major global change issue for Amazonian forests. Additionally, turnover rates computed as the average of mortality and recruitment rates in the western Amazon basin are doubled when...

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Main Authors: J. A. Holm, J. Q. Chambers, W. D. Collins, N. Higuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-10-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/11/5773/2014/bg-11-5773-2014.pdf