Toward an integrated monitoring framework to assess the effects of tropical forest degradation and recovery on carbon stocks and biodiversity
Tropical forests harbor a significant portion of global biodiversity and are a critical component of the climate system. Reducing deforestation and forest degradation contributes to global climate-change mitigation efforts, yet emissions and removals from forest dynamics are still poorly quantified....
por Portal Padrão
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20/01/2016
2:17 PM
Climate change impacts on the sustainability of the firewood harvest and vegetation and soil carbon stocks in a tropical dry forest in Santa Teresinha Municipality, Northeast Brazil
The Brazilian semi-arid region is characterized by low and erratic rainfall, high temperatures and high potential evapotranspiration. The removal of firewood from the native tropical dry forest, called Caatinga, can negatively impact important ecosystem services, such as soil conservation, water res...
por Portal Padrão
publicado
20/01/2016
1:49 PM
A Study of the long-term variability of thunderstorm days in southeast Brazil
In this report thunderstorm day monthly records obtained in three cities of southeast Brazil (SAo Paulo, Campinas, and Rio de Janeiro) since the 19th century are analyzed. The analysis is complemented by the spatial distribution of lightning in the last decade. For São Paulo and Campinas, data indi...
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