After trees die: quantities and determinants of necromass across Amazonia

The Amazon basin, one of the most substantial biomass carbon pools on earth, is characterised by strong macroecological gradients in biomass, mortality rates, and wood density from west to east. These gradients could affect necromass stocks, but this has not yet been tested. This study aims to asses...

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Main Authors: K.-J. Chao, O. L. Phillips, T. R. Baker, J. Peacock, G. Lopez-Gonzalez, R. Vásquez Martínez, A. Monteagudo, A. Torres-Lezama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-08-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/6/1615/2009/bg-6-1615-2009.pdf