Limited biomass recovery from gold mining in Amazonian forests

Volume: 57, Issue: 9, Pages: 1730 - 1740
Published: Jun 28, 2020
Abstract
Within the last decade, gold mining activity has become more prevalent across the Amazon Basin, to the extent that it is now the principal driver of deforestation in several northern Amazonian countries and a significant factor elsewhere (Alvarez-Berríos & Mitchell Aide, 2015; Asner, Llactayo, Tupayachi, & Luna, 2013; Guyana Forestry Commission & Indufor, 2012). In Guyana, for example, gold mining led to ~57,000 ha of forest lost between 2010...
Paper Details
Title
Limited biomass recovery from gold mining in Amazonian forests
Published Date
Jun 28, 2020
Volume
57
Issue
9
Pages
1730 - 1740
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