Research ArticleAPPLIED ECOLOGY
Persistent collapse of biomass in Amazonian forest edges following deforestation leads to unaccounted carbon losses
- View ORCID ProfileCelso H. L. Silva Junior1,2,*,
- View ORCID ProfileLuiz E. O. C. Aragão1,2,3,
- View ORCID ProfileLiana O. Anderson1,4,
- View ORCID ProfileMarisa G. Fonseca1,2,5,
- View ORCID ProfileYosio E. Shimabukuro1,2,
- View ORCID ProfileChristelle Vancutsem6,
- Frédéric Achard6,
- View ORCID ProfileRené Beuchle6,
- View ORCID ProfileIzaya Numata7,
- View ORCID ProfileCarlos A. Silva8,
- View ORCID ProfileEduardo E. Maeda9,
- View ORCID ProfileMarcos Longo10 and
- View ORCID ProfileSassan S. Saatchi10,11
- 1Tropical Ecosystems and Environmental Sciences Laboratory, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.
- 2Remote Sensing Division, National Institute for Space Research, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.
- 3Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
- 4National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.
- 5Veraterra–Mapping and Environmental Consultancy, Praça Pedro Gomes, s/n, Serra Grande, Uruçuca, BA 45680-000 Brazil.
- 6European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy.
- 7Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA.
- 8School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
- 9Department of Geosciences and Geography, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
- 10Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA.
- 11Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA.
- ↵*Corresponding author. Email: celsohlsj{at}gmail.com
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Science Advances 30 Sep 2020:
Vol. 6, no. 40, eaaz8360
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz8360
Vol. 6, no. 40, eaaz8360
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz8360
Celso H. L. Silva Junior
1Tropical Ecosystems and Environmental Sciences Laboratory, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.
2Remote Sensing Division, National Institute for Space Research, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.
Luiz E. O. C. Aragão
1Tropical Ecosystems and Environmental Sciences Laboratory, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.
2Remote Sensing Division, National Institute for Space Research, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.
3Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
Liana O. Anderson
1Tropical Ecosystems and Environmental Sciences Laboratory, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.
4National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.
Marisa G. Fonseca
1Tropical Ecosystems and Environmental Sciences Laboratory, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.
2Remote Sensing Division, National Institute for Space Research, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.
5Veraterra–Mapping and Environmental Consultancy, Praça Pedro Gomes, s/n, Serra Grande, Uruçuca, BA 45680-000 Brazil.
Yosio E. Shimabukuro
1Tropical Ecosystems and Environmental Sciences Laboratory, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.
2Remote Sensing Division, National Institute for Space Research, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.
Christelle Vancutsem
6European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy.
Frédéric Achard
6European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy.
René Beuchle
6European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy.
Izaya Numata
7Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA.
Carlos A. Silva
8School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
Eduardo E. Maeda
9Department of Geosciences and Geography, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Marcos Longo
10Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA.
Sassan S. Saatchi
10Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA.
11Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA.
