Large carbon sink potential of secondary forests in the Brazilian Amazon to mitigate climate change

Viola H. A. Heinrich (), Ricardo Dalagnol, Henrique L. G. Cassol, Thais M. Rosan, Catherine Torres Almeida, Celso H. L. Silva Junior, Wesley A. Campanharo, Joanna I. House, Stephen Sitch, Tristram C. Hales, Marcos Adami, Liana O. Anderson and Luiz E. O. C. Aragão
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Viola H. A. Heinrich: University of Bristol
Ricardo Dalagnol: Earth Observation and Geoinformatics Division, National Institute for Space Research (INPE)
Henrique L. G. Cassol: Earth Observation and Geoinformatics Division, National Institute for Space Research (INPE)
Thais M. Rosan: University of Exeter
Catherine Torres Almeida: Earth Observation and Geoinformatics Division, National Institute for Space Research (INPE)
Celso H. L. Silva Junior: Earth Observation and Geoinformatics Division, National Institute for Space Research (INPE)
Wesley A. Campanharo: Earth Observation and Geoinformatics Division, National Institute for Space Research (INPE)
Joanna I. House: University of Bristol
Stephen Sitch: University of Exeter
Tristram C. Hales: Cardiff University
Marcos Adami: National Institute for Space Research (INPE)
Liana O. Anderson: National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disaster (CEMADEN)
Luiz E. O. C. Aragão: Earth Observation and Geoinformatics Division, National Institute for Space Research (INPE)

Nature Communications, 2021, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: Abstract Tropical secondary forests sequester carbon up to 20 times faster than old-growth forests. This rate does not capture spatial regrowth patterns due to environmental and disturbance drivers. Here we quantify the influence of such drivers on the rate and spatial patterns of regrowth in the Brazilian Amazon using satellite data. Carbon sequestration rates of young secondary forests (

Date: 2021
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