Incidence of Fire in Amazonian Forests with Implications for REDD

Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) may curb carbon emissions, but the consequences for fire hazard are poorly understood. By analyzing satellite-derived deforestation and fire data from the Brazilian Amazon, we show that fire occurrence has increased in 59% of the area that...

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Published in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2010-06, Vol.328 (5983), p.1275-1278
Main Authors:	Aragão, Luiz E.O.C, Shimabukuro, Yosio E
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Animal, plant and microbial ecology Applied ecology Atmosphere Biodiversity Biological and medical sciences Brazil Carbon Carbon dioxide emissions Conservation of Natural Resources Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife Deforestation Ecosystem Extensive farming Fires - statistics & numerical data Forest & brush fires Forest cover Forest fires Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Intensive production Land management Land use Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking Rainforests REDD program Sustainable agriculture Trees Tropical rain forests
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