More than third of Amazon rainforest struggling to recover from drought, study finds
by Jonathan Watts from on (#6MYC2)
Critical slowing down' of recovery raises concern over forest's resilience to ecosystem collapse
More than a third of the Amazon rainforest is struggling to recover from drought, according to a new study that warns of a critical slowing down" of this globally important ecosystem.
The signs of weakening resilience raise concerns that the world's greatest tropical forest - and biggest terrestrial carbon sink - is degrading towards a point of no return.
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