Tropical forests did not recover from the strong 2015–2016 El Niño event
Jean‐Pierre Wigneron, Lei Fan, Philippe Ciais, Ana Bastos, Martin Brandt, Jérôme Chave, Sassan Saatchi, Alessandro Baccini, Rasmus Fensholt
Abstract
Pg C). Pantropically, drylands recovered their carbon stocks to pre-El Niño levels, but African and American humid forests did not, suggesting carryover effects from enhanced forest mortality.
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Tropical forestEvent (particle physics)GeographyEnvironmental scienceBiologyEcologyPhysicsQuantum mechanicsFire effects on ecosystemsConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementForest ecology and management