Local rainfall trends and their perceptions by Amazonian communities

Vincent Dubreuil (), Beatriz M. Funatsu (), Véronique Michot (), Stéphanie Nasuti (), Nathan Debortoli (), Neli A. Mello-Thery () and François-Michel Le Tourneau ()
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Vincent Dubreuil: Université Rennes 2
Beatriz M. Funatsu: Université Rennes 2
Véronique Michot: Université Rennes 2
Stéphanie Nasuti: Universidade de Brasília
Nathan Debortoli: McGill University
Neli A. Mello-Thery: Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades
François-Michel Le Tourneau: IHEAL CREDA UMR 7227 CNRS

Climatic Change, 2017, vol. 143, issue 3, No 13, 472 pages

Abstract: Abstract Climate change in the Amazon region is the subject of many studies not only due to its stance as an emblematic ecosystem but also as a region where changes have been dramatic for over 30 years, mainly due to deforestation. We investigate how people settled in the Amazon perceive environmental changes by comparing these perceptions with satellite rainfall data for 12 sites representing the community diversity in the region. Perceptions are varied and agreement with physical, measured data is not always good. However, the arc of deforestation, where the downward trend of rainfall is more strongly observed, also appears as the region where the populations have the highest perception of rainfall change.

Date: 2017
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