Canopy structure and forest understory conditions in a wet Amazonian forest—No change over the last 20 years

Abstract:

Climate change is altering forest dynamics in the tropics, with large potential impacts on forest structure and understory conditions. However, we found that canopy height distribution and openness remained stable over two decades in the western Amazon, and that gap creation rates would need to increase 300% before affecting equilibrium. Abstract in Spanish is available with online material.

Año de publicación:

2020

Keywords:

• equilibrium canopy height
• Yasuní National Park, Ecuador
• understory light
• climate change impacts
• canopy openness
• transition matrix model
• forest dynamics

Fuente:

scopus

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