Preferred term
tropical deforestation
Is replaced by
Definition
- [Brent Sohngen] Tropical deforestation is a significant contributor to accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in\ \ the atmosphere. Previous estimates of GHG emissions from tropical deforestation have been in the\ \ range of 1 to 2 petagrams of carbon (Pg C) per year for the 1990s, equivalent to 15% to 30% of\ \ global annual GHG emissions from fossil fuels... , "[Brent Sohngen] Tropical deforestation is a signifi cant contributor to accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in\ \ the atmosphere. GHG emissions from deforestation in the tropics were in the range of 1 to 2 Pg C yr\ \ −1 for the 1990s, which is equivalent to as much as 25% of global anthropogenic GHG emissions. While\ \ there is growing interest in providing incentives to avoid deforestation and consequently reduce net\ \ carbon emissions, there is limited information available on the potential costs of these\ \ activities... , "[A. Henderson-Sellers] Tropical deforestation is a current anthropogenic change to the land surface. Tropical forests are\ \ known to be changing rapidly, but the rate and extent of deforestation and the resulting secondary\ \ cover, as would be needed for quantitative projections of future change, are difficult to establish\ \ now. Also necessary for climate simulations is a description of the micrometeorological processes\ \ within the forest canopy, including especially the processes of evapotranspiration and\ \ interception...
Broader concept
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/msa1071