Reduced impact logging minimally alters tropical rainforest carbon and energy exchange

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 108, Issue 48, 2011, Pages 19431-19435

  Miller, Scott D ^a   Goulden, Michael L ^b   Hutyra, Lucy R ^c   Keller, Michael ^d   Saleska, Scott R ^e   Wofsy, Steven C ^f   Figueira, Adelaine Michela Silva ^g   Da Rocha, Humberto R ^h   De Camargo, Plinio B ^h  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

^e University of Arizona   (United States)

^f HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO OESTE DO PARÁ   (Brazil)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Brazil; Land use; Micrometeorology

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ALBEDO; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CANOPY; CARBON BALANCE; ENERGY TRANSFER; HETEROTROPHY; LOGGING; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MORTALITY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER CONTENT; TREE; TROPICAL RAIN FOREST; WOOD;

BRAZIL; CARBON CYCLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FORESTRY; SOIL; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WATER; WEATHER; WOOD;

EID: 82755167919     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1105068108     Document Type: Article

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