Carbon sequestration potential of second-growth forest regeneration in the Latin American tropics

Science Advances

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Chazdon, Robin L ^a,b   Broadbent, Eben N ^c   Rozendaal, Danaë M A ^a,d,e   Bongers, Frans ^e   Zambrano, Angélica María Almeyda ^c   Aide, T Mitchell ^f   Balvanera, Patricia ^g   Becknell, Justin M ^h   Boukili, Vanessa ^a   Brancalion, Pedro H S ⁱ   Craven, Dylan ^j,k,l   Almeida Cortez, Jarcilene S ^m   Cabral, George A L ^m   De Jong, Ben ⁿ   Denslow, Julie S ^o   Dent, Daisy H ^j,p   DeWalt, Saara J ^q   Dupuy, Juan M ^r   Durán, Sandra M ^s   Espírito Santo, Mario M ^t   Fandino, María C ^u   César, Ricardo G ⁱ   Hall, Jefferson S ^j   Hernández Stefanoni, José Luis ^r   Jakovac, Catarina C ^e,v   Junqueira, André B ^e,v   Kennard, Deborah ^w   Letcher, Susan G ^x   Lohbeck, Madelon ^e,y   Martínez Ramos, Miguel ^g   Massoca, Paulo ^v   Meave, Jorge A ^z   Mesquita, Rita ^v   Mora, Francisco ^g,z   Muñoz, Rodrigo ^z   Muscarella, Robert ^aa,ab   Nunes, Yule R F ^t   Ochoa Gaona, Susana ⁿ   Orihuela Belmonte, Edith ^n,ap   Peña Claros, Marielos ^e   Pérez García, Eduardo A ^z   Piotto, Daniel ^ac   Powers, Jennifer S ^ad   Rodríguez Velazquez, Jorge ^g   Romero Pérez, Isabel Eunice ^z   Ruíz, Jorge ^ae,af   Saldarriaga, Juan G ^ag   Sanchez Azofeifa, Arturo ^s   Schwartz, Naomi B ^aa   Steininger, Marc K ^ah   Swenson, Nathan G ^ai   Uriarte, Maria ^aa   Van Breugel, Michiel ^j,aj,ak   Van Der Wal, Hans ^n,al   Veloso, Maria D M ^t   Vester, Hans ^am   Vieira, Ima Celia G ^an   Bentos, Tony Vizcarra ^v   Williamson, G Bruce ^v,ao   Poorter, Lourens ^e   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b International Institute for Sustainability   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^g INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

^h BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^j SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^k GERMAN CENTRE FOR INTEGRATIVE BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH IDIV HALLE JENA LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^l UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^m FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

ⁿ EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^o Tulane University   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^q CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^r CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^s UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^t STATE UNIVERSITY OF MONTES CLAROS   (Brazil)

^u Fondo Patrimonio Natural Para la Biodiversidad y Areas Protegidas   (Colombia)

^v INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^w and Mass Communication   (United States)

^x STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^y WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^z UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^aa Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^ab AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^ac Instituto de Estudos Socioambientais   (Brazil)

^ad UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^ae UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGÓGICA Y TECNOLÓGICA DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^af UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^ag Santa Barbara ^*  (Colombia)

^ah UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^ai Bldg 142   (United States)

^aj YALE NUS COLLEGE   (Singapore)

^ak NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^al UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^am Bonhoeffer College   (Netherlands)

^an MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

^ao LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^ap Instituto Nacional de Ecologia   (Mexico)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEFORESTATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FOSSIL FUELS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LAND USE; REFORESTATION; TROPICS;

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; CARBON MITIGATION POLICIES; CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL; LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN; NATURAL REGENERATION; SECOND-GROWTH FORESTS; TROPICAL SECONDARY FORESTS;

FORESTRY;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; GEOGRAPHY; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TROPIC CLIMATE;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FARMS; FORESTS; GEOGRAPHY; LATIN AMERICA; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 84983794727     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23752548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1501639     Document Type: Article

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