Chapter 23: Impacts of deforestation and climate change on biodiversity, ecological processes, and environmental adaptation
Paulo Artaxo, Vera Maria Fonseca de Almeida‐Val, Bibiana Bilbao, Paulo Brando, Mercedes Bustamante, Michael T. Coe, Sandra Bibiana Correa, Francisco Cuesta, Marcos Heil Costa, Fernando Miralles‐Wilhem, Norma Salinas, Divino Vicente Silvério, Adalberto Luís Val
Abstract
This chapter presents observed and predicted impacts of climate change on Amazonian ecosystems, focusing on biodiversity, ecosystem services, carbon cycling, fisheries, and emissions from biomass burning. It also considers climate and land-use change feedbacks and highlights knowledge gaps to better understand these complex interactions.
Topics & Concepts
BiodiversityDeforestation (computer science)Climate changeBiomass (ecology)Land use, land-use change and forestryEcosystemEnvironmental scienceEcosystem servicesEnvironmental resource managementAmazonianAdaptation (eye)EcologyGeographyLand useAmazon rainforestBiologyNeuroscienceComputer scienceProgramming languageConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management