Assessment of the Risk of Amazon Dieback

The Amazon basin is a key component of the global carbon cycle. The old-growth rainforests in the basin represent storage of ~ 120 petagrams of carbon (Pg C) in their biomass. Annually, these tropical forests process approximately 18 Pg C through r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vergara, Walter, Scholz, Sebastian M.
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
AIR
CO2
CRU
GCM
GHG
ICE
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20101124000244
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2531