Reduced impact logging minimally alters tropical rainforest carbon and energy exchange

Scott D. Miller; Michael L. Goulden; Lucy R. Hutyra; Michael Keller; Scott R. Saleska; Steven C. Wofsy; Adelaine Michela Silva Figueira; Humberto R. Da Rocha; Plinio B. De Camargo

doi:10.1073/pnas.1105068108

Reduced impact logging minimally alters tropical rainforest carbon and energy exchange

Scott D. Miller, Michael L. Goulden, Lucy R. Hutyra, Michael Keller, Scott R. Saleska, Steven C. Wofsy, Adelaine Michela Silva Figueira, Humberto R. Da Rocha, Plinio B. De Camargo

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We used eddy covariance and ecological measurements to investigate the effects of reduced impact logging (RIL) on an old-growth Amazonian forest. Logging caused small decreases in gross primary production, leaf production, and latent heat flux, which were roughly proportional to canopy loss, and increases in heterotrophic respiration, tree mortality, and wood production. The net effect of RIL was transient, and treatment effects were barely discernable after only 1 y. RIL appears to provide a strategy for managing tropical forest that minimizes the potential risks to climate associated with large changes in carbon and water exchange.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	19431-19435
Number of pages	5
Journal	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume	108
Issue number	48
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1105068108
State	Published - Nov 29 2011

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Amazon
Brazil
Land use
Micrometeorology

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Miller, S. D., Goulden, M. L., Hutyra, L. R., Keller, M., Saleska, S. R., Wofsy, S. C., Figueira, A. M. S., Da Rocha, H. R., & De Camargo, P. B. (2011). Reduced impact logging minimally alters tropical rainforest carbon and energy exchange. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108(48), 19431-19435. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1105068108

Reduced impact logging minimally alters tropical rainforest carbon and energy exchange. / Miller, Scott D.; Goulden, Michael L.; Hutyra, Lucy R.; Keller, Michael; Saleska, Scott R.; Wofsy, Steven C.; Figueira, Adelaine Michela Silva; Da Rocha, Humberto R.; De Camargo, Plinio B.

In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 108, No. 48, 29.11.2011, p. 19431-19435.

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Miller, Scott D. ; Goulden, Michael L. ; Hutyra, Lucy R. ; Keller, Michael ; Saleska, Scott R. ; Wofsy, Steven C. ; Figueira, Adelaine Michela Silva ; Da Rocha, Humberto R. ; De Camargo, Plinio B. / Reduced impact logging minimally alters tropical rainforest carbon and energy exchange. In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2011 ; Vol. 108, No. 48. pp. 19431-19435.

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