Assessment of the Risk of Amazon Dieback

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ISBN: 978-0-8213-8621-7 eISBN: 978-0-8213-8622-4 DOI: 10.1596/978-0-8213-8621-7 Cover photo by Charles Zartman.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Vergara, Walter, 1950Assessment of the risk of Amazon dieback / Walter Vergara, Sebastian M. Scholz. p. cm. -- (World Bank study) Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN 978-0-8213-8621-7 -- ISBN 978-0-8213-8622-4 (electronic) 1. Forest microclimatology--Amazon River Region--Computer simulation. 2. Climatic changes --Amazon River Region--Forecasting--Computer simulation. 3. Forest biomass--Carbon content-Amazon River Region--Computer simulation. 4. Rain forest plants--Climatic factors--Amazon River Region--Computer simulation. 5. Deforestation--Amazon River Region--Computer simulation.

I. Scholz, Sebastian M. II. Title. III. Series: World Bank study.

SD390.6.A48V47 2010 333.75’1409811--dc22 2010039311