Environmental Studies and Forestry

Edge effects on tree architecture exacerbate biomass loss of fragmented Amazonian forests

M. H. Nunes, M. C. Vaz, et al.

Explore how habitat fragmentation impacts tree architecture and allometry in Central Amazonia, revealing that edge effects lead to increased woody volume in young trees but a decline in larger trees, resulting in significant biomass loss. This groundbreaking research was conducted by Matheus Henrique Nunes, Marcel Caritá Vaz, José Luís Campana Camargo, William F. Laurance, Ana de Andrade, Alberto Vicentini, Susan Laurance, Pasi Raumonen, Toby Jackson, Gabriela Zuquim, Jin Wu, Josep Peñuelas, Jérôme Chave, and Eduardo Eiji Maeda.