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Long-term decline of the Amazon carbon sink

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  • R. J. W. Brienen

    (School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.)

  • O. L. Phillips

    (School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.)

  • T. R. Feldpausch

    (School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
    Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Rennes Drive, Exeter EX4 4RJ, UK.)

  • E. Gloor

    (School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.)

  • T. R. Baker

    (School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.)

  • J. Lloyd

    (Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Buckhurst Road, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7PY, UK.
    School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University)

  • G. Lopez-Gonzalez

    (School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.)

  • A. Monteagudo-Mendoza

    (Jardín Botánico de Missouri, Prolongacion Bolognesi Mz.e, Lote 6, Oxapampa, Pasco, Peru.)

  • Y. Malhi

    (Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QK, UK.)

  • S. L. Lewis

    (School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
    University College London, Pearson Building, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.)

  • R. Vásquez Martinez

    (Jardín Botánico de Missouri, Prolongacion Bolognesi Mz.e, Lote 6, Oxapampa, Pasco, Peru.)

  • M. Alexiades

    (School of Anthropology and Conservation, Marlowe Building, University of Kent, Canterbury CT1 3EH, UK.)

  • E. Álvarez Dávila

    (Servicios Ecosistemicos y Cambio Climático, Jardín Botánico de Medellín, Calle 73 no. 51 D-14, C.P. 050010, Medellín, Colombia.)

  • P. Alvarez-Loayza

    (Center for Tropical Conservation, Duke University, Box 90381, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.)

  • A. Andrade

    (Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragment Project (INPA & STRI), C.P. 478, Manaus AM 69011-970, Brazil.)

  • L. E. O. C. Aragão

    (Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Rennes Drive, Exeter EX4 4RJ, UK.
    National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Av. Dos Astronautas, 1758, São José dos Campos, São Paulo 12227-010, Brazil.)

  • A. Araujo-Murakami

    (Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado, Universidad Autonoma Gabriel Rene Moreno, Casilla 2489, Av. Irala 565, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.)

  • E. J. M. M. Arets

    (Alterra, Wageningen University and Research Centre, PO Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.)

  • L. Arroyo

    (Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado, Universidad Autonoma Gabriel Rene Moreno, Casilla 2489, Av. Irala 565, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.)

  • G. A. Aymard C.

    (UNELLEZ-Guanare, Programa de Ciencias del Agro y el Mar, Herbario Universitario (PORT), Mesa de Cavacas, Estado Portuguesa, 3350 Venezuela.)

  • O. S. Bánki

    (Biodiversiteit en Ecosysteem Dynamica, University of Amsterdam, Postbus 94248, 1090 GE Amsterdam, The Netherlands.)

  • C. Baraloto

    (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR EcoFoG, Campus Agronomique, 97310 Kourou, French Guiana.
    International Center for Tropical Botany, Florida International University)

  • J. Barroso

    (Universidade Federal do Acre, Campus de Cruzeiro do Sul)

  • D. Bonal

    (INRA, UMR 1137 ‘‘Ecologie et Ecophysiologie Forestiere’’ 54280 Champenoux, France.)

  • R. G. A. Boot
  • J. L. C. Camargo

    (Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragment Project (INPA & STRI), C.P. 478, Manaus AM 69011-970, Brazil.)

  • C. V. Castilho

    (Embrapa Roraima, Caixa Postal 133, Boa Vista, RR, CEP 69301-970, Brazil.)

  • V. Chama

    (Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Av. de la Cultura N° 733, Cusco, Peru.)

  • K. J. Chao

    (School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
    International Master Program of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan.)

  • J. Chave

    (Université Paul Sabatier CNRS, UMR 5174 Evolution et Diversité Biologique, Bâtiment 4R1, 31062 Toulouse, France.)

  • J. A. Comiskey

    (Northeast Region Inventory and Monitoring Program, National Park Service, 120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22405, USA.)

  • F. Cornejo Valverde

    (Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru.)

  • L. da Costa

    (Universidade Federal do Para, Centro de Geociencias, Belem, CEP 66017-970 Para, Brazil.)

  • E. A. de Oliveira

    (Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Campus de Nova Xavantina, Caixa Postal 08, CEP 78.690-000, Nova Xavantina MT, Brazil.)

  • A. Di Fiore

    (University of Texas at Austin, SAC Room 5.150, 2201 Speedway Stop C3200, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.)

  • T. L. Erwin

    (Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, MRC 187, Washington DC 20013-7012, USA.)

  • S. Fauset

    (School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.)

  • M. Forsthofer

    (Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Campus de Nova Xavantina, Caixa Postal 08, CEP 78.690-000, Nova Xavantina MT, Brazil.)

  • D. R. Galbraith

    (School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.)

  • E. S. Grahame

    (School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.)

  • N. Groot

    (School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.)

  • B. Hérault

    (Cirad, UMR Ecologie des Forêts de Guyane, Campus Agronomique, 97310 Kourou, French Guiana.)

  • N. Higuchi

    (Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragment Project (INPA & STRI), C.P. 478, Manaus AM 69011-970, Brazil.)

  • E. N. Honorio Coronado

    (School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
    Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana, Av. A. José Quiñones km 2.5, Iquitos, Peru.)

  • H. Keeling

    (School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.)

  • T. J. Killeen

    (World Wildlife Fund, 1250 24th Street NW, Washington DC 20037, USA.)

  • W. F. Laurance

    (Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science (TESS) and School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University)

  • S. Laurance

    (Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science (TESS) and School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University)

  • J. Licona

    (Instituto Boliviano de Investigación Forestal, C.P. 6201, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.)

  • W. E. Magnussen

    (National Institute for Research in Amazonia (INPA), C.P. 478, Manaus, Amazonas, CEP 69011-970, Brazil.)

  • B. S. Marimon

    (Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Campus de Nova Xavantina, Caixa Postal 08, CEP 78.690-000, Nova Xavantina MT, Brazil.)

  • B. H. Marimon-Junior

    (Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Campus de Nova Xavantina, Caixa Postal 08, CEP 78.690-000, Nova Xavantina MT, Brazil.)

  • C. Mendoza

    (FOMABO, Manejo Forestal en las Tierras Tropicales de Bolivia
    Escuela de Ciencias Forestales (ESFOR), Universidad Mayor de San Simón (UMSS))

  • D. A. Neill

    (Universidad Estatal Amazónica, Facultad de Ingeniería Ambiental, Paso lateral km 2 1/2 via Napo, Puyo, Pastaza, Ecuador.)

  • E. M. Nogueira

    (National Institute for Research in Amazonia (INPA), C.P. 2223, 69080-971, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.)

  • P. Núñez

    (Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Av. de la Cultura N° 733, Cusco, Peru.)

  • N. C. Pallqui Camacho

    (Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Av. de la Cultura N° 733, Cusco, Peru.)

  • A. Parada

    (Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado, Universidad Autonoma Gabriel Rene Moreno, Casilla 2489, Av. Irala 565, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.)

  • G. Pardo-Molina

    (Universidad Autonoma del Beni, Campus Universitario, Av. Ejército Nacional, Riberalta, Beni, Bolivia.)

  • J. Peacock

    (School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.)

  • M. Peña-Claros

    (Instituto Boliviano de Investigación Forestal, C.P. 6201, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
    Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University, PO Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.)

  • G. C. Pickavance

    (School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.)

  • N. C. A. Pitman

    (Center for Tropical Conservation, Duke University, Box 90381, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.
    The Field Museum, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605-2496, USA.)

  • L. Poorter

    (Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University, PO Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.)

  • A. Prieto

    (Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana, Iquitos, Loreto, Peru.)

  • C. A. Quesada

    (National Institute for Research in Amazonia (INPA), C.P. 2223, 69080-971, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.)

  • F. Ramírez

    (Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana, Iquitos, Loreto, Peru.)

  • H. Ramírez-Angulo

    (Instituto de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo Forestal (INDEFOR), Universidad de Los Andes, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Ambientales, Conjunto Forestal, C.P. 5101, Mérida, Venezuela.)

  • Z. Restrepo

    (Servicios Ecosistemicos y Cambio Climático, Jardín Botánico de Medellín, Calle 73 no. 51 D-14, C.P. 050010, Medellín, Colombia.)

  • A. Roopsind

    (Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development, 77 High Street Kingston, Georgetown, Guyana.)

  • A. Rudas
  • R. P. Salomão

    (Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Av. Magalhães Barata, 376 - São Braz, CEP 66040-170, Belém PA, Brazil.)

  • M. Schwarz

    (School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.)

  • N. Silva

    (UFRA, Av. Presidente Tancredo Neves 2501, CEP 66.077-901, Belém, Pará, Brazil.)

  • J. E. Silva-Espejo

    (Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Av. de la Cultura N° 733, Cusco, Peru.)

  • M. Silveira

    (Museu Universitário, Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco AC 69910-900, Brazil.)

  • J. Stropp

    (European Commission – DG Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Via Enrico Fermi 274, 21010 Ispra, Italy.)

  • J. Talbot

    (School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.)

  • H. ter Steege

    (Naturalis Biodiversity Center, PO Box, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands.
    Ecology and Biodiversity Group, Utrecht University, PO Box 80084, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands.)

  • J. Teran-Aguilar

    (Museo de Historia Natural Alcide D'Orbigny, Av. Potosi no 1458, Cochabamba, Bolivia.)

  • J. Terborgh

    (Center for Tropical Conservation, Duke University, Box 90381, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.)

  • R. Thomas-Caesar

    (UFRA, Av. Presidente Tancredo Neves 2501, CEP 66.077-901, Belém, Pará, Brazil.)

  • M. Toledo

    (Instituto Boliviano de Investigación Forestal, C.P. 6201, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.)

  • M. Torello-Raventos

    (School of Earth and Environmental Science, James Cook University
    Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science (TESS) and School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University)

  • R. K. Umetsu

    (Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Campus de Nova Xavantina, Caixa Postal 08, CEP 78.690-000, Nova Xavantina MT, Brazil.)

  • G. M. F. van der Heijden

    (Northumbria University, School of Geography, Ellison Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle NE1 8ST, UK.
    University of Wisconsin
    Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado Postal 0843-03092, Panamá, Republic of Panama.)

  • P. van der Hout

    (Van der Hout Forestry Consulting, Jan Trooststraat 6, 3078 HP Rotterdam, The Netherlands.)

  • I. C. Guimarães Vieira

    (Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Av. Magalhães Barata, 376 - São Braz, CEP 66040-170, Belém PA, Brazil.)

  • S. A. Vieira

    (Universidade Estadual de Campinas, NEPAM, Rua dos Flamboyants, 155- Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, CEP 13083-867, Sao Paulo, Brazil.)

  • E. Vilanova

    (Instituto de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo Forestal (INDEFOR), Universidad de Los Andes, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Ambientales, Conjunto Forestal, C.P. 5101, Mérida, Venezuela.)

  • V. A. Vos

    (Universidad Autonoma del Beni, Campus Universitario, Av. Ejército Nacional, Riberalta, Beni, Bolivia.
    Centro de Investigación y Promoción del Campesinado, regional Norte Amazónico, C/ Nicanor Gonzalo Salvatierra N° 362, Casilla 16, Riberalta, Bolivia.)

  • R. J. Zagt

    (Tropenbos International, PO Box 232, 6700 AE Wageningen, The Netherlands.)

Abstract

The capacity of Amazonian forests to sequester carbon has weakened with potentially important implications for climate change.

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  • R. J. W. Brienen & O. L. Phillips & T. R. Feldpausch & E. Gloor & T. R. Baker & J. Lloyd & G. Lopez-Gonzalez & A. Monteagudo-Mendoza & Y. Malhi & S. L. Lewis & R. Vásquez Martinez & M. Alexiades & E. , 2015. "Long-term decline of the Amazon carbon sink," Nature, Nature, vol. 519(7543), pages 344-348, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:519:y:2015:i:7543:d:10.1038_nature14283
    DOI: 10.1038/nature14283
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