How deregulation, drought and increasing fire impact Amazonian biodiversity

Biodiversity contributes to the ecological and climatic stability of the Amazon Basin 1 , 2 , but is increasingly threatened by deforestation and fire 3 , 4 . Here we quantify these impacts over the past two decades using remote-sensing estimates of fire and deforestation and comprehensive range est...

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Published in:	Nature (London) Vol. 597; no. 7877; pp. 516 - 521
Main Authors:	Feng, Xiao, Merow, Cory, Liu, Zhihua, Park, Daniel S., Roehrdanz, Patrick R., Maitner, Brian, Newman, Erica A., Boyle, Brad L., Lien, Aaron, Burger, Joseph R., Pires, Mathias M., Brando, Paulo M., Bush, Mark B., McMichael, Crystal N. H., Neves, Danilo M., Nikolopoulos, Efthymios I., Saleska, Scott R., Hannah, Lee, Breshears, David D., Evans, Tom P., Soto, José R., Ernst, Kacey C., Enquist, Brian J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 23.09.2021 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	631/158/670 631/158/852 Amazon River region Animals Biodiversity Biological diversity Biological diversity conservation Brazil Burning Burning rate Climate Change - statistics & numerical data Conservation of Natural Resources - legislation & jurisprudence Deforestation Deregulation Drought Droughts Ecosystems Endangered & extinct species Endangered species Enforcement Environmental aspects Environmental policy Estimates Fires Flowers & plants Forest & brush fires Forest management Forestry - legislation & jurisprudence Forests Geographic Mapping Habitat loss Habitats Humanities and Social Sciences International organizations multidisciplinary Plant species Plants Policies Rain forests Rainforest Rainforests Remote sensing Science Science (multidisciplinary) Threatened species Trees - physiology Vertebrates Wildfires Wildfires - statistics & numerical data Wildlife conservation Brazil Amazon River region Amazon Basin
ISSN:	0028-0836, 1476-4687, 1476-4687
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