Threats and Sustainability of Brazil Nut (Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.) Pre-Industrialization in the Amazon Region
Diego Oliveira Brandão,
Julia Arieira,
Carlos Afonso Nobre
Abstract:Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) is an important species in the Amazon, but the relationships between seed production and climate change are still poorly understood. Seed production data were obtained for the entire Brazilian Amazon, while data on precipitation, relative humidity, vapor pressure deficit, and temperature (mean and maximum) were collected to test their relationship with seed production in the Baixo Amazonas. Annual seed production in the Baixo Amazonas varied between 2156 and 10,235 tons per ye… Show more
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