Changes in the Carbon Balance of Tropical Forests: Evidence from Long-Term Plots

  • Oliver L. Phillips
    O. L. Phillips, School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. Y. Malhi and J. Grace, Institute of Ecology and Resource Management, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JU, UK. N. Higuchi, Departamento de Silvicultura Tropical, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, C.P. 478, 69011-970 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. W. F. Laurance, S. G. Laurance, L. V. Ferreira, Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, C.P. 478, 69011-970,...
  • Yadvinder Malhi
    O. L. Phillips, School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. Y. Malhi and J. Grace, Institute of Ecology and Resource Management, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JU, UK. N. Higuchi, Departamento de Silvicultura Tropical, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, C.P. 478, 69011-970 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. W. F. Laurance, S. G. Laurance, L. V. Ferreira, Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, C.P. 478, 69011-970,...
  • Niro Higuchi
    O. L. Phillips, School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. Y. Malhi and J. Grace, Institute of Ecology and Resource Management, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JU, UK. N. Higuchi, Departamento de Silvicultura Tropical, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, C.P. 478, 69011-970 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. W. F. Laurance, S. G. Laurance, L. V. Ferreira, Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, C.P. 478, 69011-970,...
  • William F. Laurance
    O. L. Phillips, School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. Y. Malhi and J. Grace, Institute of Ecology and Resource Management, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JU, UK. N. Higuchi, Departamento de Silvicultura Tropical, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, C.P. 478, 69011-970 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. W. F. Laurance, S. G. Laurance, L. V. Ferreira, Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, C.P. 478, 69011-970,...
  • Percy V. Núñez
    O. L. Phillips, School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. Y. Malhi and J. Grace, Institute of Ecology and Resource Management, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JU, UK. N. Higuchi, Departamento de Silvicultura Tropical, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, C.P. 478, 69011-970 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. W. F. Laurance, S. G. Laurance, L. V. Ferreira, Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, C.P. 478, 69011-970,...
  • Rodolfo M. Vásquez
    O. L. Phillips, School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. Y. Malhi and J. Grace, Institute of Ecology and Resource Management, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JU, UK. N. Higuchi, Departamento de Silvicultura Tropical, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, C.P. 478, 69011-970 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. W. F. Laurance, S. G. Laurance, L. V. Ferreira, Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, C.P. 478, 69011-970,...
  • Susan G. Laurance
    O. L. Phillips, School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. Y. Malhi and J. Grace, Institute of Ecology and Resource Management, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JU, UK. N. Higuchi, Departamento de Silvicultura Tropical, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, C.P. 478, 69011-970 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. W. F. Laurance, S. G. Laurance, L. V. Ferreira, Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, C.P. 478, 69011-970,...
  • Leandro V. Ferreira
    O. L. Phillips, School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. Y. Malhi and J. Grace, Institute of Ecology and Resource Management, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JU, UK. N. Higuchi, Departamento de Silvicultura Tropical, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, C.P. 478, 69011-970 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. W. F. Laurance, S. G. Laurance, L. V. Ferreira, Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, C.P. 478, 69011-970,...
  • Margaret Stern
    O. L. Phillips, School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. Y. Malhi and J. Grace, Institute of Ecology and Resource Management, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JU, UK. N. Higuchi, Departamento de Silvicultura Tropical, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, C.P. 478, 69011-970 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. W. F. Laurance, S. G. Laurance, L. V. Ferreira, Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, C.P. 478, 69011-970,...
  • Sandra Brown
    O. L. Phillips, School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. Y. Malhi and J. Grace, Institute of Ecology and Resource Management, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JU, UK. N. Higuchi, Departamento de Silvicultura Tropical, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, C.P. 478, 69011-970 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. W. F. Laurance, S. G. Laurance, L. V. Ferreira, Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, C.P. 478, 69011-970,...
  • John Grace
    O. L. Phillips, School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. Y. Malhi and J. Grace, Institute of Ecology and Resource Management, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JU, UK. N. Higuchi, Departamento de Silvicultura Tropical, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, C.P. 478, 69011-970 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. W. F. Laurance, S. G. Laurance, L. V. Ferreira, Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, C.P. 478, 69011-970,...

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<jats:p>The role of the world's forests as a “sink” for atmospheric carbon dioxide is the subject of active debate. Long-term monitoring of plots in mature humid tropical forests concentrated in South America revealed that biomass gain by tree growth exceeded losses from tree death in 38 of 50 Neotropical sites. These forest plots have accumulated 0.71 ton, plus or minus 0.34 ton, of carbon per hectare per year in recent decades. The data suggest that Neotropical forests may be a significant carbon sink, reducing the rate of increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide.</jats:p>

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    Science 282 (5388), 439-442, 1998-10-16

    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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