Amazonian region likely to become savannah due to burning, deforestation
By | Published: March 31, 2009
Mongabay: A new analysis shows that the heavily-deforested Amazonian region of Mato Grosso is particularly susceptible to ’savannization’ due to repeated burning that has likely depleted the region’s soils of precious nutrients. According to the study, published in the Journal of Geophyscial Research, savannization, or the process of tropical ecosystems shifting to savannah, is likely in northern Mato Grosso even if no more further deforestation occurs. Dr. Marcos Costa, one of the study’s …
Amazonian region likely to become savannah due to burning, deforestation
Mongabay: A new analysis shows that the heavily-deforested Amazonian region of Mato Grosso is particularly susceptible to ’savannization’ due to repeated burning that has likely depleted the region’s soils of precious nutrients. According to the study, published in the Journal of Geophyscial Research, savannization, or the process of tropical ecosystems shifting to savannah, is likely in northern Mato Grosso even if no more further deforestation occurs. Dr. Marcos Costa, one of the study’s …
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