Projections of climate change impacts on central America tropical rainforest

• Published in: Climatic change Vol. 141; no. 1; pp. 93 - 105
• Main Authors: Lyra, André, Imbach, Pablo, Rodriguez, Daniel, Chou, Sin Chan, Georgiou, Selena, Garofolo, Lucas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.03.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anthropogenic factors; Atmospheric Sciences; Biodiversity; Biomass; Biosphere; Boundary conditions; Carbon; Carbon cycle; carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide fixation; Carbon sequestration; Climate change; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Climate models; Climate studies; Computer simulation; Costa Rica; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Ecosystems; Emissions; Environmental impact; General circulation models; Grasslands; Human influences; Panama; Phenology; Precipitation; Primary production; primary productivity; Productivity; Projection; Rain forests; Rainforests; Reduction; savannas; Simulation; simulation models; temperature; Tropical forests; tropical rain forests; Vegetation; Central America; ASW, Costa Rica; Panama; Costa Rica; Tropical Rainforest; Dynamic Vegetation Model; Tropical Forest Cover; Regional Climate Model; Rainforest Biome

Tropical rainforest plays an important role in the global carbon cycle, accounting for a large part of global net primary productivity and contributing to CO 2 sequestration. The objective of this work is to simulate potential changes in the rainforest biome in Central America subject to anthropogen...