Response of the Amazon Tropical Forests to Deforestation, Climate, and Extremes, and the Occurrence of Drought and Fire

Climate Vulnerability: Understanding and Addressing Threats to Essential Resources

Volumn 2, Issue , 2013, Pages 153-163

  Borma, L S ^a   Nobre, C A ^a   Cardoso, M F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon dieback; Amazon Forest; Biodiversity loss; Climate change; Deforestation; Drought; Ecosystem responses; Fire; Forest resilience; Savannization

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; BIODIVERSITY; DEFORESTATION; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEMS; FIRES; TROPICS;

AMAZON DIEBACK; AMAZON FORESTS; BIODIVERSITY LOSS; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FOREST RESILIENCE; SAVANNIZATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84902218104     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384703-4.00228-8     Document Type: Chapter

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