Quo vadis Pantanal? Expected precipitation extremes and drought dynamics from changing sea surface temperature.

Climate change poses a critical threat to the Pantanal, the largest wetland in the world. Models indicate an increase in the frequency of extreme precipitation events and extended periods of drought. These changes can amplify consequences for Pantanal's ecological functioning, which has already...

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Main Authors: Dirk Thielen, Karl-Ludwig Schuchmann, Paolo Ramoni-Perazzi, Marco Marquez, Wilmer Rojas, Jose Isrrael Quintero, Marinêz Isaac Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227437