Persistent collapse of biomass in Amazonian forest edges following deforestation leads to unaccounted carbon losses
Celso H. L. Silva, Luiz E. O. C. Aragão, Liana O. Anderson, Marisa Gesteira Fonseca, Yosio Edemir Shimabukuro, Christelle Vancutsem, Frédéric Achard, René Beuchle, Izaya Numata, Carlos Alberto Silva, Eduardo Eiji Maeda, Marcos Longo, Sassan Saatchi
Abstract
Carbon losses caused by edge effect is thus an additional unquantified flux that can counteract carbon emissions avoided by reducing deforestation, compromising the Paris Agreement's bold targets.
Topics & Concepts
Deforestation (computer science)Carbon fibersAmazon rainforestEnvironmental scienceAmazonianGreenhouse gasCarbon sequestrationBiomass (ecology)TropicsCarbon dioxideAtmospheric sciencesAgroforestryMaterials scienceEcologyGeologyBiologyComposite numberProgramming languageComposite materialComputer scienceConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEconomic and Environmental ValuationForest Management and Policy