Changes in Climate and Land Use Over the Amazon Region: Current and Future Variability and Trends
dc.contributor.author | Marengo, JA | |
dc.contributor.author | Souza, CM | |
dc.contributor.author | Thonicke, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Burton, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Halladay, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Betts, RA | |
dc.contributor.author | Alves, LM | |
dc.contributor.author | Soares, WR | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-09-09T09:10:51Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-12-21 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper shows recent progress in our understanding of climate variability and trends in the Amazon region, and how these interact with land use change. The review includes an overview of up-to-date information on climate and hydrological variability, and on warming trends in Amazonia, which reached 0.6–0.7°C over the last 40 years, with 2016 as the warmest year since at least 1950 (0.9°C + 0.3°C). We focus on local and remote drivers of climate variability and change. We review the impacts of these drivers on the length of dry season, the role of the forest in climate and carbon cycles, the resilience of the forest, the risk of fires and biomass burning, and the potential “die back” of the Amazon forests if surpassing a “tipping point”. The role of the Amazon in moisture recycling and transport is also investigated, and a review of model development for climate change projections in the region is included. In sum, future sustainability of the Amazonian forests and its many services requires management strategies that consider the likelihood of multi-year droughts superimposed on a continued warming trend. Science has assembled enough knowledge to underline the global and regional importance of an intact Amazon region that can support policymaking and to keep this sensitive ecosystem functioning. This major challenge requires substantial resources and strategic cross-national planning, and a unique blend of expertise and capacities established in Amazon countries and from international collaboration. This also highlights the role of deforestation control in support of policy for mitigation options as established in the Paris Agreement of 2015. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | National Institute of Science and Technology for Climate Change | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | FAPESP | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | National Coordination for High Level Education and Training (CAPES) | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaf | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Newton Fund | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 6, article 228 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/feart.2018.00228 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 465501/2014-1 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 2014/50848-9 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 2015/50122-0 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 16/2014 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | DFG-IRTG 1740/2 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 2015/50122-0 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/38587 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Frontiers Media | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2018 Marengo, Souza, Thonicke, Burton, Halladay, Betts, Alves and Soares. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. | en_GB |
dc.subject | Amazonia | en_GB |
dc.subject | El Nino | en_GB |
dc.subject | climate variability | en_GB |
dc.subject | deforestation | en_GB |
dc.subject | tipping point | en_GB |
dc.subject | moisture transport | en_GB |
dc.subject | rainfall | en_GB |
dc.subject | climate modelling | en_GB |
dc.title | Changes in Climate and Land Use Over the Amazon Region: Current and Future Variability and Trends | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2019-09-09T09:10:51Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2296-6463 | |
exeter.article-number | UNSP 228 | en_GB |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from Frontiers media via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Frontiers in Earth Science | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2018-11-27 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2018-12-21 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2019-09-09T09:07:33Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2019-09-09T09:10:55Z | |
refterms.panel | C | en_GB |
refterms.depositException | publishedGoldOA |
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