Mature Andean forests as globally important carbon sinks and future carbon refuges

Mature Andean forests as globally important carbon sinks and future carbon refuges

Here, the authors investigate the aboveground carbon sink efficiency of Andean forests. The study shows the high potential of these forests to serve as future carbon refuges, and urges to reduce deforestation and increase restoration.

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Main Authors: Alvaro Duque, Miguel A. Peña, Francisco Cuesta, Sebastián González-Caro, Peter Kennedy, Oliver L. Phillips, Marco Calderón-Loor, Cecilia Blundo, Julieta Carilla, Leslie Cayola, William Farfán-Ríos, Alfredo Fuentes, Ricardo Grau, Jürgen Homeier, María I. Loza-Rivera, Yadvinder Malhi, Agustina Malizia, Lucio Malizia, Johanna A. Martínez-Villa, Jonathan A. Myers, Oriana Osinaga-Acosta, Manuel Peralvo, Esteban Pinto, Sassan Saatchi, Miles Silman, J. Sebastián Tello, Andrea Terán-Valdez, Kenneth J. Feeley
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2a982611ef4649fa8d1411a98751deae
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