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This study investigates the impact of anthropogenic understory fires on tree and liana mortality in a seasonally dry Amazon forest. Experimental burns revealed that fire-induced mortality rates were significantly higher in burned plots compared to control plots, particularly affecting smaller stems. The findings suggest that fire behavior, stem size, and species-specific traits are critical predictors of mortality, highlighting the immediate threat of wildfires to carbon stocks in Amazonian forests.

Author

Fabiana Ciecoski

Language

EN