Positive Feedbacks in the Fire Dynamic of Closed Canopy Tropical Forests

The incidence and importance of fire in the Amazon have increased substantially during the past decade, but the effects of this disturbance force are still poorly understood. The forest fire dynamics in two regions of the eastern Amazon were studied. Accidental fires have affected nearly 50 percent...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Jg. 284; H. 5421; S. 1832 - 1835
Hauptverfasser:	Cochrane, Mark A., Alencar, Ane, Schulze, Mark D., Souza, Carlos M., Nepstad, Daniel C., Lefebvre, Paul, Davidson, Eric A.
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Washington, DC American Society for the Advancement of Science 11.06.1999 American Association for the Advancement of Science
Schlagworte:	Amazonia Animal, plant and microbial ecology Applied ecology Biological and medical sciences Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife Deforestation Environmental degradation: ecosystems survey and restoration Fire breaks Flames Forest and land fires Forest fire research Forest fires Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Landowners Mortality Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection Rain forests South America Trees Tropical forests Weather damages. Fires Wildfire seasons South America America Amazon Basin Amazonia, Brazil Amazonia Deforestation Savannah Feedback regulation Tropical forest Vegetation dynamics Fire protection Canopy fire
ISSN:	0036-8075, 1095-9203, 1095-9203
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
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