학술논문
Mature Andean forests as globally important carbon sinks and future carbon refuges
Document Type
article
Author
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
Source
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2041-1723
Abstract
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.