Critical transitions in the Amazon forest system

The possibility that the Amazon forest system could soon reach a tipping point, inducing large-scale collapse, has raised global concern 1 – 3 . For 65 million years, Amazonian forests remained relatively resilient to climatic variability. Now, the region is increasingly exposed to unprecedented str...

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Published in:	Nature (London) Vol. 626; no. 7999; pp. 555 - 564
Main Authors:	Flores, Bernardo M., Montoya, Encarni, Sakschewski, Boris, Nascimento, Nathália, Staal, Arie, Betts, Richard A., Levis, Carolina, Lapola, David M., Esquível-Muelbert, Adriane, Jakovac, Catarina, Nobre, Carlos A., Oliveira, Rafael S., Borma, Laura S., Nian, Da, Boers, Niklas, Hecht, Susanna B., ter Steege, Hans, Arieira, Julia, Lucas, Isabella L., Berenguer, Erika, Marengo, José A., Gatti, Luciana V., Mattos, Caio R. C., Hirota, Marina
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 15.02.2024 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	21st century 631/158/2458 704/106/694/1108 704/158/2445 704/844/685 Analysis Anthropocene Biodiversity Carbon Climate change Climate variability Deforestation Disturbances Drought Droughts - statistics & numerical data Dry season Ecosystem resilience Ecosystems Emissions Environmental conditions Environmental Restoration and Remediation - trends Extreme drought Feedback Forests Global Warming - prevention & control Global Warming - statistics & numerical data Greenhouse effect Greenhouse gases Humanities and Social Sciences multidisciplinary Native peoples Rain Regional climates Regions Resilience Science Science (multidisciplinary) Spatial data Trees - growth & development Uncertainty Water stress Wildfires - statistics & numerical data
ISSN:	0028-0836, 1476-4687, 1476-4687
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