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Deforestation triggering irreversible transition in Amazon hydrological cycle

Deforestation triggering irreversible transition in Amazon hydrological cycle

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Deforestation triggering irreversible transition in Amazon hydrological cycle

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Deforestation triggering irreversible transition in Amazon hydrological cycle

Publisher

Bristol: IOP Publishing

Journal title

Environmental research letters, 2022-03, Vol.17 (3), p.34037

Language

English

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Bristol: IOP Publishing

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Contents

The Amazon is hypothesized to reach an irreversible ‘tipping point’ when deforestation slows the hydrological cycle sufficiently that tropical forest ecosystems cannot be sustained. However, inception of such a tipping point has not been supported by observations and the relevant links between deforestation and atmospheric moisture recycling are po...

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Deforestation triggering irreversible transition in Amazon hydrological cycle

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TN_cdi_iop_journals_10_1088_1748_9326_ac4c1d

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_iop_journals_10_1088_1748_9326_ac4c1d

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ISSN

1748-9326

E-ISSN

1748-9326

DOI

10.1088/1748-9326/ac4c1d

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