Life after logging: the tale of recovering tropical forests

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk732

Keywords:

carbon fluxes, tropical forest, carbon balane

Abstract

We researched how logging activities impact the ability of a tropical forest to absorb and store carbon. Over a 7-year period in Malaysian Borneo, we found that forests recovering from logging activities emit more CO2 than they absorb, and that these emissions persist at least a decade following the logging activities.

Author Biographies

Maria Mills, University of Leicester

PhD student

Terhi Riutta

 Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Original article reference

Mills, M. B., Malhi, Y., Ewers, R. M., Kho, L. K., Teh, Y. A., Both, S., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Majalap, N., Nilus, R., Huaraca Huasco, W., Cruz, R., Pillco, M. M., Turner, E. C., Reynolds, G., & Riutta, T. (2023). Tropical forests post-logging are a persistent net carbon source to the atmosphere. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(3). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2214462120

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Published

2023-08-18

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 3 (2023): TheScienceBreaker

Section

Plant Biology

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