1. Rapid tree carbon stock recovery in managed Amazonian forests
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Cintia Rodrigues de Souza, Lucas Mazzei, Francis E. Putz, Kátia Emídio da Silva, Anand Roopsind, Milton Kanashiro, Ervan Rutishauser, Marcus Vinicio Neves d'Oliveira, Ken Rodney, Bruno Hérault, Alexander Shenkin, Marielos Peña-Claros, Eleneide Doff Sotta, Thales A.P. West, Joice Ferreira, Lilian Blanc, Ademir Roberto Ruschel, Verginia Wortel, Plinio Sist, Marisol Toledo, Luís Cláudio de Oliveira, Edson Vidal, Christopher Baraloto, Laurent Descroix, CarboForExpert, Biens et services des écosystèmes forestiers tropicaux : l'enjeu du changement global (UPR BSEF), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad), Ecologie des forêts de Guyane (UMR ECOFOG), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-AgroParisTech-Université de Guyane (UG)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université des Antilles (UA), International Center for Tropical Botany, University of Florida [Gainesville] (UF), Office National des Forêts (ONF), Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), Inst Boliviano Invest Forestal, Santa Cruz 10260, Bolivia, Instituto Boliviano de Investigacion Forestal (IBIF), Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University and Research [Wageningen] (WUR), Biology Department, Iw, Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development, Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University Centre for the Environment, University of Oxford [Oxford], Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, University of São Paulo, Biodiversity Department, Center for Agricultural Research in Suriname (CELOS), Biens et services des écosystèmes forestiers tropicaux : l'enjeu du changement global (Cirad-Es-UPR 105 BSEF), Département Environnements et Sociétés (Cirad-ES), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad), University of Florida [Gainesville], Wageningen University and Research Center (WUR), University of Oxford, Université des Antilles (UA)-Université de Guyane (UG)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-AgroParisTech-Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Ervan Rutishauser, CarboForExpert / CIRAD, Bruno Hérault, CIRAD, Christopher Baraloto, INRA / Florida International University, Lilian Blanc, CIRAD, Laurent Descroix, ONF-Guyane, ELENEIDE DOFF SOTTA, CPAF-AP, JOICE NUNES FERREIRA, CPATU, MILTON KANASHIRO, CPATU, LUCAS JOSE MAZZEI DE FREITAS, CPATU, MARCUS VINICIO NEVES D OLIVEIRA, CPAF-AC, LUIS CLAUDIO DE OLIVEIRA, CPAF-AC, Marielos Peña-Claros, Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group / Instituto Boliviano de Investigación Forestal, Francis E. Putz, University of Florida, ADEMIR ROBERTO RUSCHEL, CPATU, Ken Rodney, Iwokrama, Anand Roopsind, University of Florida / Iwokrama, Alexander Shenkin, University of Oxford, KATIA EMIDIO DA SILVA, CPAA, CINTIA RODRIGUES DE SOUZA, CPAA, Marisol Toledo, Instituto Boliviano de Investigación Forestal, Edson Vidal, ESALQ/USP, Thales A. P. West, University of Florida, Verginia Wortel, CELOS, and Plinio Sist, CIRAD.
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0106 biological sciences ,stock de carbone ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Amazonian ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,Biodiversity ,Forests ,01 natural sciences ,K01 - Foresterie - Considérations générales ,Biomass ,Forêt tropicale humide ,Carbon stock ,Suriname ,Estoque de carbono ,Wood production ,Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all) ,Agroforestry ,Logging ,Forestry ,Exploitation forestière ,Floresta ,séquestration du carbone ,Tree (data structure) ,FLORESTAS TROPICAIS ,General Agricultural and Biological Sciences ,Brazil ,Reconstitution forestière ,Bolivia ,Conservation of Natural Resources ,F40 - Écologie végétale ,P40 - Météorologie et climatologie ,F60 - Physiologie et biochimie végétale ,forêt amazonienne ,Aménagement forestier ,Biology ,Abattage d'arbres ,010603 evolutionary biology ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Logged tropical forests ,K70 - Dégâts causés aux forêts et leur protection ,atténuation des effets du changement climatique ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Changement climatique ,Rotation de coupe ,business.industry ,Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all) ,Tropics ,Changement de couvert végétal ,15. Life on land ,Carbon ,Déboisement ,Climate change mitigation ,Développement durable ,13. Climate action ,Agriculture ,Politique forestière ,Species richness ,Cycle du carbone ,business - Abstract
SummaryWhile around 20% of the Amazonian forest has been cleared for pastures and agriculture, one fourth of the remaining forest is dedicated to wood production [1]. Most of these production forests have been or will be selectively harvested for commercial timber, but recent studies show that even soon after logging, harvested stands retain much of their tree-biomass carbon and biodiversity [2,3]. Comparing species richness of various animal taxa among logged and unlogged forests across the tropics, Burivalova et al. [4] found that despite some variability among taxa, biodiversity loss was generally explained by logging intensity (the number of trees extracted). Here, we use a network of 79 permanent sample plots (376 ha total) located at 10 sites across the Amazon Basin [5] to assess the main drivers of time-to-recovery of post-logging tree carbon (Table S1). Recovery time is of direct relevance to policies governing management practices (i.e., allowable volumes cut and cutting cycle lengths), and indirectly to forest-based climate change mitigation interventions.
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- 2015
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