Phil.Trans.R.Soc.B(2008)363,1819–1827 doi:10.1098/rstb.2007.0033 Publishedonline11February2008 Onecontributionof27toaThemeIssue‘Climatechangeandthe fateoftheAmazon’. 1819 Thisjournalisq2008TheRoyalSociety *Authorforcorrespondence(o.phillips@leeds.ac.uk). 1820 O.L.Phillipsetal. ThechangingAmazonforest ≥5 months <100mm ≤1 month <100mm >10 years >5 years Phil.Trans.R.Soc.B(2008) AGB change, Mg DW ha –1 yr –1 Phil.Trans.R.Soc.B(2008) no. of plots 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 2 4 6 8