Atmospheric carbon dioxide records indicate that the land surface has acted as a strong global carbon sink over recent decades, with a substantial fraction of this sink probably located in the tropics, particularly in the Amazon. Nevertheless, it is unclear how the terrestrial carbon sink will evolve as climate and atmospheric composition continue to change. Here we analyse the historical evolution of the biomass dynamics of the Amazon rainforest over three decades using a distributed network of 321 plots.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/long-term-decline-amazon-carbon-sink
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/r-j-w-brienen
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/o-l-phillips
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/t-r-feldpausch-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/amazon
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-sinks
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-dioxide
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tropical-forests
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biomass
