Abstract

Coupled climate-carbon cycle models suggest that Amazon forests are vulnerable to both long- and short-term droughts, but satellite observations showed a large-scale photosynthetic green-up in intact evergreen forests of the Amazon in response to a short, intense drought in 2005. These findings suggest that Amazon forests, although threatened by human-caused deforestation and fire and possibly by more severe long-term droughts, may be more resilient to climate changes than ecosystem models assume.

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Amazon rainforestEvergreenDeforestation (computer science)Threatened speciesClimate changeEcosystemEnvironmental scienceAmazon basinCarbon cycleGeographyAgroforestryEcologyBiology

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Year
2007
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article
Volume
318
Issue
5850
Pages
612-612
Citations
606
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S. R. Saleska, Kamel Didan, Alfredo Huete et al. (2007). Amazon Forests Green-Up During 2005 Drought. Science , 318 (5850) , 612-612. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1146663

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10.1126/science.1146663