Persistent collapse of biomass in Amazonian forest edges following deforestation leads to unaccounted carbon losses

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz8360
• Publication Date: 2020-09-30T23:26:23Z
• Authors: Celso H. L. Silva...; Luiz E. O. C. Aragão; Liana O. Anderson; Marisa G. Fonseca; Yosio E. Shimabukuro; Christelle Vancutsem; Frédéric Achard; René Beuchle; Izaya Numata; Carlos A. Silva; Eduardo E. Maeda; Marcos Longo; Sassan S. Saatchi
• Keywords: Deforestation; Carbon fibers

Amazonia lost 947 million tons of carbon induced by forest edge effect between 2001 and 2015, about 30% deforestation losses.