Does Amazonian deforestation cause global effects; Can we be sure?

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 121, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 5567-5584

  Lorenz, R ^a,b   Pitman, A J ^a   Sisson, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

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EID: 85029394453     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD024357     Document Type: Article

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