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Canopy structure and forest understory conditions in a wet Amazonian forest—No change over the last 20 years
Author(s) -
NabeNielsen Jacob,
Valencia Renato
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
biotropica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.813
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1744-7429
pISSN - 0006-3606
DOI - 10.1111/btp.12872
Subject(s) - amazonian , understory , canopy , amazon rainforest , forest structure , geography , forest dynamics , climate change , rainforest , agroforestry , ecology , secondary forest , environmental science , tree canopy , forestry , biology
Abstract Climate change is altering forest dynamics in the tropics, with large potential impacts on forest structure and understory conditions. However, we found that canopy height distribution and openness remained stable over two decades in the western Amazon, and that gap creation rates would need to increase 300% before affecting equilibrium. Abstract in Spanish is available with online material