Nature Communications (Feb 2022)

Forest fragmentation impacts the seasonality of Amazonian evergreen canopies

  • Matheus Henrique Nunes,
  • José Luís Campana Camargo,
  • Grégoire Vincent,
  • Kim Calders,
  • Rafael S. Oliveira,
  • Alfredo Huete,
  • Yhasmin Mendes de Moura,
  • Bruce Nelson,
  • Marielle N. Smith,
  • Scott C. Stark,
  • Eduardo Eiji Maeda

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28490-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Even evergreen tropical forests can have seasonal dynamics, which may be sensitive to disturbance. Here, the authors combine high-resolution remote sensing observations and microclimate data to show that forest fragmentation impacts canopy phenology dynamics in the Amazon forest.