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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2009-08-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/6/1615/2009/bg-6-1615-2009.pdf |