The impact of increases in drought frequency on the Amazon forest's composition, structure and functioning remain uncertain. We used a process- and individual-based ecosystem model (ED2) to quantify the forest's vulnerability to increased drought recurrence. We generated meteorologically realistic, drier-than-observed rainfall scenarios for two Amazon forest sites, Paracou (wetter) and Tapajós (drier), to evaluate the impacts of more frequent droughts on forest biomass, structure and composition. The wet site was insensitive to the tested scenarios, whereas at the dry site biomass declined when average rainfall reduction exceeded 15%, due to high mortality of large-sized evergreen trees. Biomass losses persisted when year-long drought recur...
Amazon forests are a key but poorly understood component of the global carbon cycle. If, as anticipa...
Amazon forests are a key but poorly understood component of the global carbon cycle. If, as anticipa...
Amazon forests are a key but poorly understood component of the global carbon cycle. If, as anticipa...
© 2018 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2018 New Phytologist Trust The impact of increases in drought ...
from an Individual-Based Dynamic Vegetation Model The Amazon is the largest tropical rainforest in t...
Summary: At least one climate model predicts severe reductions of rainfall over Amazonia during this...
Amazon forests, which store ∼ 50% of tropical forest carbon and play a vital role in global water, e...
Amazon forests are a key but poorly understood component of the global carbon cycle. If, as anticipa...
Amazon forests, which store ∼ 50% of tropical forest carbon and play a vital role in global water, e...
Amazon forests are a key but poorly understood component of the global carbon cycle. If, as anticipa...
Amazon forests, which store ∼ 50% of tropical forest carbon and play a vital role in global water, e...
Amazon forests are a key but poorly understood component of the global carbon cycle. If, as anticipa...
Amazon forests are a key but poorly understood component of the global carbon cycle. If, as anticipa...
Amazon forests are a key but poorly understood component of the global carbon cycle. If, as anticipa...
Amazon forests are a key but poorly understood component of the global carbon cycle. If, as anticipa...
Amazon forests are a key but poorly understood component of the global carbon cycle. If, as anticipa...
Amazon forests are a key but poorly understood component of the global carbon cycle. If, as anticipa...
Amazon forests are a key but poorly understood component of the global carbon cycle. If, as anticipa...
© 2018 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2018 New Phytologist Trust The impact of increases in drought ...
from an Individual-Based Dynamic Vegetation Model The Amazon is the largest tropical rainforest in t...
Summary: At least one climate model predicts severe reductions of rainfall over Amazonia during this...
Amazon forests, which store ∼ 50% of tropical forest carbon and play a vital role in global water, e...
Amazon forests are a key but poorly understood component of the global carbon cycle. If, as anticipa...
Amazon forests, which store ∼ 50% of tropical forest carbon and play a vital role in global water, e...
Amazon forests are a key but poorly understood component of the global carbon cycle. If, as anticipa...
Amazon forests, which store ∼ 50% of tropical forest carbon and play a vital role in global water, e...
Amazon forests are a key but poorly understood component of the global carbon cycle. If, as anticipa...
Amazon forests are a key but poorly understood component of the global carbon cycle. If, as anticipa...
Amazon forests are a key but poorly understood component of the global carbon cycle. If, as anticipa...
Amazon forests are a key but poorly understood component of the global carbon cycle. If, as anticipa...
Amazon forests are a key but poorly understood component of the global carbon cycle. If, as anticipa...
Amazon forests are a key but poorly understood component of the global carbon cycle. If, as anticipa...
Amazon forests are a key but poorly understood component of the global carbon cycle. If, as anticipa...