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      Forest-climate interactions in fragmented tropical landscapes.

      Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
      Atmosphere, Biomass, Carbon, Ecosystem, Environment, Fires, Microclimate, Models, Biological, Rain, Trees, Tropical Climate, Wind

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          In the tropics, habitat fragmentation alters forest-climate interactions in diverse ways. On a local scale (less than 1 km), elevated desiccation and wind disturbance near fragment margins lead to sharply increased tree mortality, thus altering canopy-gap dynamics, plant community composition, biomass dynamics and carbon storage. Fragmented forests are also highly vulnerable to edge-related fires, especially in regions with periodic droughts or strong dry seasons. At landscape to regional scales (10-1000 km), habitat fragmentation may have complex effects on forest-climate interactions, with important consequences for atmospheric circulation, water cycling and precipitation. Positive feedbacks among deforestation, regional climate change and fire could pose a serious threat for some tropical forests, but the details of such interactions are poorly understood.

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          15212089
          1693331
          10.1098/rstb.2003.1430

          Chemistry
          Atmosphere,Biomass,Carbon,Ecosystem,Environment,Fires,Microclimate,Models, Biological,Rain,Trees,Tropical Climate,Wind

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