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Reduced impact logging minimally alters tropical rainforest carbon and energy exchange.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22087005     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We used eddy covariance and ecological measurements to investigate the effects of reduced impact logging (RIL) on an old-growth Amazonian forest. Logging caused small decreases in gross primary production, leaf production, and latent heat flux, which were roughly proportional to canopy loss, and increases in heterotrophic respiration, tree mortality, and wood production. The net effect of RIL was transient, and treatment effects were barely discernable after only 1 y. RIL appears to provide a strategy for managing tropical forest that minimizes the potential risks to climate associated with large changes in carbon and water exchange.
Authors:
Scott D Miller; Michael L Goulden; Lucy R Hutyra; Michael Keller; Scott R Saleska; Steven C Wofsy; Adelaine Michela Silva Figueira; Humberto R da Rocha; Plinio B de Camargo
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.     Date:  2011-11-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America     Volume:  108     ISSN:  1091-6490     ISO Abbreviation:  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-30     Completed Date:  2012-01-23     Revised Date:  2013-05-23    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7505876     Medline TA:  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  19431-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12203, USA. smiller@albany.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Brazil
Carbon Cycle / physiology*
Ecosystem*
Energy Metabolism / physiology*
Forestry / methods*
Soil / chemistry
Trees / physiology*
Tropical Climate
Water / analysis
Weather
Wood
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Soil; 7732-18-5/Water
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