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Vegetation dynamics and rainfall sensitivity of the Amazon

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Hilker, Thomas, Lyapustin, Alexei I., Tucker, Compton J., Hall, Forrest G., Myneni, Ranga B., Wang, Yujie, Bi, Jian, Mendes de Moura, Yhasmin, and Sellers, Piers J.

Abstract:

We show that the vegetation canopy of the Amazon rainforest is highly sensitive to changes in precipitation patterns and that reduction in rainfall since 2000 has diminished vegetation greenness across large parts of Amazonia. Large-scale directional declines in vegetation greenness may indicate decreases in carbon uptake and substantial changes in...

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