Self-amplified Amazon forest loss due to vegetation-atmosphere feedbacks

Delphine Clara Zemp; Carl-Friedrich Schleussner; Henrique M. J. Barbosa; Marina Hirota; Vincent Montade; Gilvan Sampaio; Arie Staal; Lan Wang-Erlandsson; Anja Rammig

doi:10.1038/ncomms14681

Nature Communications (Mar 2017)

Self-amplified Amazon forest loss due to vegetation-atmosphere feedbacks

Delphine Clara Zemp,
Carl-Friedrich Schleussner,
Henrique M. J. Barbosa,
Marina Hirota,
Vincent Montade,
Gilvan Sampaio,
Arie Staal,
Lan Wang-Erlandsson,
Anja Rammig

Affiliations

Delphine Clara Zemp: Department of Geography, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
Carl-Friedrich Schleussner: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Henrique M. J. Barbosa: Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo
Marina Hirota: Department of Physics, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário Reitor João David Ferreira Lima
Vincent Montade: Department of Palynology and Climate Dynamics, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, Georg-August-University
Gilvan Sampaio: Center for Weather Forecasting and Climate Studies (CPTEC), National Institute for Space Research (INPE)
Arie Staal: Department of Environmental Sciences, Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management Group, Wageningen University
Lan Wang-Erlandsson: Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology
Anja Rammig: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14681
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Relatively little is understood about seasonal effect of climate change on the Amazon rainforest. Here, the authors show that Amazon forest loss in response to dry-season intensification during the last glacial period was likely self-amplified by regional vegetation-rainfall feedbacks.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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