Thursday, March 26, 2009

Amazon forest highly sensitive to drought

The Amazon region is surprisingly sensitive to drought, according to a study conducted in the Amazon forest. The study results are the first evidence that drought causes massive carbon loss in tropical forests, through killing of trees.
 
The Hindu, 12th March 2009

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