Southeast Amazonia is no longer a carbon sink

Atmospheric measurements show that deforestation and rapid local warming have reduced or eliminated the capacity of the eastern Amazonian forest to absorb carbon dioxide — with worrying implications for future global warming. Atmospheric sampling reveals carbon fluxes of Amazonian regions.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature (London) 2021-07, Vol.595 (7867), p.354-355
1. Verfasser:	Denning, Scott
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	639/638/45/47 704/106 704/172 Atmosphere Biogeochemistry Brazil Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide concentration Carbon emissions Carbon Sequestration Carbon sinks Climate change Concentration gradient Decomposition Deforestation Earth Ecosystem Ecosystems Emissions Environmental aspects Forecasts and trends Forest degradation Forest growth Forests Global warming Humanities and Social Sciences Land degradation multidisciplinary News And Views Photosynthesis Regions Science Seasons Trees Tropical forests
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Zusammenfassung:	Atmospheric measurements show that deforestation and rapid local warming have reduced or eliminated the capacity of the eastern Amazonian forest to absorb carbon dioxide — with worrying implications for future global warming. Atmospheric sampling reveals carbon fluxes of Amazonian regions.
ISSN:	0028-0836 1476-4687
DOI:	10.1038/d41586-021-01871-6