Modeling early warning signs of possible Amazon Forest dieback

Sci Adv. 2023 Oct 6;9(40):eadk5670. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adk5670. Epub 2023 Oct 4.

Authors

D V Spracklen¹, C A S Coelho²

Affiliations

¹ School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
² Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos (CPTEC), Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE), Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil.

Abstract

Deforestation of the Amazon may reach a critical point where abrupt declines in rainfall could cause widespread forest dieback.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Brazil
Conservation of Natural Resources*
Forests
Trees*