Current and future patterns of fire-induced forest degradation in Amazonia

Amazon droughts directly increase forest flammability by reducing forest understory air and fuel moisture. Droughts also increase forest flammability indirectly by decreasing soil moisture, triggering leaf shedding, branch loss, and tree mortality-all of which contribute to increased fuel loads. The...

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Published in:	Environmental research letters Vol. 12; no. 9; pp. 95005 - 95016
Main Authors:	De Faria, Bruno L, Brando, Paulo M, Macedo, Marcia N, Panday, Prajjwal K, Soares-Filho, Britaldo S, Coe, Michael T
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bristol IOP Publishing 01.09.2017
Subjects:	Air temperature Amazon Carbon Carbon cycle Climate change Climatic conditions CMIP5 Drought fire intensity fire modeling fire severity Flammability Forest & brush fires Forest degradation Forest fires Fuels Global climate River basins Simulation Soil moisture Synergistic effect Tropical forests Understory Water deficit Wildfires
ISSN:	1748-9326, 1748-9326
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