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Amazon forest can be trained by higher rainfall variability

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2019-02-26

The Amazon rainforest has evolved over millions of years and even through ice ages. Yet today, human influences and global climate change put this huge ecosystem at risk of large-scale dieback—with major consequences for its capability as a global CO2 sink. New research published in Nature Geoscience now reveals a key player in shaping the resilience of the Amazon, and finds that regions with generally higher rainfall variability are more resilient to current and future climate disturbances.

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https://phys.org/news/2019-02-amazon-forest-higher-rainfall-variability.html