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Large tree mortality and the decline of forest biomass following Amazonian wildfires. / Barlow, Jos; Peres, Carlos A.; Lagan, Bernard O. et al.
In: Ecology Letters, Vol. 6, No. 1, 01.2003, p. 605-8.

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Barlow, J, Peres, CA, Lagan, BO & Haugaasen, T 2003, 'Large tree mortality and the decline of forest biomass following Amazonian wildfires.', Ecology Letters, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 605-8. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1461-0248.2003.00394.x

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Barlow, J., Peres, C. A., Lagan, B. O., & Haugaasen, T. (2003). Large tree mortality and the decline of forest biomass following Amazonian wildfires. Ecology Letters, 6(1), 605-8. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1461-0248.2003.00394.x

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Barlow J, Peres CA, Lagan BO, Haugaasen T. Large tree mortality and the decline of forest biomass following Amazonian wildfires. Ecology Letters. 2003 Jan;6(1):605-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2003.00394.x

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Barlow, Jos ; Peres, Carlos A. ; Lagan, Bernard O. et al. / Large tree mortality and the decline of forest biomass following Amazonian wildfires. In: Ecology Letters. 2003 ; Vol. 6, No. 1. pp. 605-8.

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abstract = "Surface fires in Amazonian forests could contribute as much as 5% of annual carbon emissions from all anthropogenic sources during severe El Ni{\~n}o years. However, these estimates are based on short-term figures of post-burn tree mortality, when large thicker barked trees (representing a disproportionate amount of the forest biomass) appear to resist the fires. On the basis of a longer term study, we report that the mortality of large trees increased markedly between 1 and 3 years, more than doubling current estimates of biomass loss and committed carbon emissions from low-intensity fires in tropical forests.",
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