Rapid tree carbon stock recovery in managed Amazonian forests

• Published in: Current biology Vol. 25; no. 18; pp. R787 - R788
• Main Authors: Rutishauser, Ervan, Hérault, Bruno, Baraloto, Christopher, Blanc, Lilian, Descroix, Laurent, Sotta, Eleneide Doff, Ferreira, Joice, Kanashiro, Milton, Mazzei, Lucas, d’Oliveira, Marcus V.N., de Oliveira, Luis C., Peña-Claros, Marielos, Putz, Francis E., Ruschel, Ademir R., Rodney, Ken, Roopsind, Anand, Shenkin, Alexander, da Silva, Katia E., de Souza, Cintia R., Toledo, Marisol, Vidal, Edson, West, Thales A.P., Wortel, Verginia, Sist, Plinio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 21.09.2015; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biomass; Bolivia; Brazil; Carbon - metabolism; Conservation of Natural Resources; Forestry; Forests; Life Sciences; Suriname; Brazil; Bolivia; Suriname; Logged tropical forests; forêt amazonienne; stock de carbone

While around 20% of the Amazonian forest has been cleared for pastures and agriculture, one fourth of the remaining forest is dedicated to wood production [1]. Most of these production forests have been or will be selectively harvested for commercial timber, but recent studies show that even soon af...