Abrupt increases in Amazonian tree mortality due to drought-fire interactions

Interactions between climate and land-use change may drive widespread degradation of Amazonian forests. High-intensity fires associated with extreme weather events could accelerate this degradation by abruptly increasing tree mortality, but this process remains poorly understood. Here we present, to...

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Published in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 111; no. 17; p. 6347
Main Authors:	Brando, Paulo Monteiro, Balch, Jennifer K, Nepstad, Daniel C, Morton, Douglas C, Putz, Francis E, Coe, Michael T, Silvério, Divino, Macedo, Marcia N, Davidson, Eric A, Nóbrega, Caroline C, Alencar, Ane, Soares-Filho, Britaldo S
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 29.04.2014
Subjects:	Biomass Brazil Climate Droughts Fires Humidity Temperature Time Factors Trees - physiology Vapor Pressure Water Brazil fireline intensity stable states MODIS forest dieback fire mapping
ISSN:	1091-6490, 1091-6490
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