Moist tropical forests in Amazonia and elsewhere are subjected to increasingly severe drought episodes through the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and possibly through deforestation-driven reductions in rainfall. The effects of this trend on tropical forest canopy dynamics, emissions of greenhouse gases, and other ecological functions are potentially large but poorly understood. We established a throughfall exclusion experiment in an east-central Amazon forest (Tapajo´s National Forest, Brazil) to help understand these effects.
Amazônia em Pauta 2: “PRONAF” in the Amazon, what are the challenges?
Amazônia em Pauta 2: “PRONAF” in the Amazon, what are the challenges?
Schons, S.Z.; Azevedo, A; Alencar, A. "PRONAF” in the Amazon, what are the challenges?. Amazônia em Pauta. Brasília: IPAM, outubro 2013.