TY - JOUR
T1 - Climate is affected more by maritime than by continental land use change: a multiple-scale analysis.
AU - van der Molen, M.K.
AU - Dolman, A.J.
AU - Waterloo, M.J.
AU - Bruijnzeel, L.A.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Tropical deforestation appears to have larger impacts on local, regional and global climate when it occurs under maritime conditions rather then under continental conditions. At the local scale, we compare results from a field experiment in Puerto Rico with other long-term studies of the changes in surface fluxes after deforestation. Changes in surface fluxes are larger in maritime situations because a number of feedback mechanisms appears less relevant (e.g. the dependency of soil moisture on recycling of water and the larger reduction of net radiation in the wet season due to clouds in continental regions). Pastures may evaporate at similarly high rates as forests when soil moisture is sufficient, which has a strong reducing effect on the sensible heat flux after deforestation. At the regional scale (∼ 10
AB - Tropical deforestation appears to have larger impacts on local, regional and global climate when it occurs under maritime conditions rather then under continental conditions. At the local scale, we compare results from a field experiment in Puerto Rico with other long-term studies of the changes in surface fluxes after deforestation. Changes in surface fluxes are larger in maritime situations because a number of feedback mechanisms appears less relevant (e.g. the dependency of soil moisture on recycling of water and the larger reduction of net radiation in the wet season due to clouds in continental regions). Pastures may evaporate at similarly high rates as forests when soil moisture is sufficient, which has a strong reducing effect on the sensible heat flux after deforestation. At the regional scale (∼ 10
U2 - 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2006.05.005
DO - 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2006.05.005
M3 - Article
SN - 0921-8181
VL - 54
SP - 128
EP - 149
JO - Global and Planetary Change
JF - Global and Planetary Change
ER -