Long-term resilience of Earth's tropical forests in warmer world
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Published in Science · View the paper (DOI)
A long-term study found that tropical forests worldwide are likely to remain intact in moderate climate warming scenarios, with carbon storage capacities remaining stable. However, this thermal adaptation potential may not be fully realized due to rapid temperature rises and human disturbances like clearance, logging, or fires.
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- Long-term resilience of Earth's tropical forests in warmer world American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · May 21, 2020 · first to report
- Tropical forests can handle the heat, up to a point University of Leeds · May 21, 2020
- Scientists identify a temperature tipping point for tropical forests Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute · May 22, 2020