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ArticleThe New phytologist2025

Quantifying past forest cover and biomass changes in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

Nina H Witteveen, Zoë S Kleijwegt, Hana Geara, Cathelijne Kool, Ansis Blaus, Lina Cabrera Saenz, Bianca Tacoronte Gomes, Annemarie Philip, Mark B Bush, Crystal N H McMichael

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Article in The New phytologist, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Nina H WitteveenDepartment of Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1098 XH, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-0214-4238
Zoë S KleijwegtDepartment of Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1098 XH, the Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0003-2054-4398
Hana GearaDepartment of Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1098 XH, the Netherlands.
Cathelijne KoolDepartment of Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1098 XH, the Netherlands.
Ansis BlausInstitute for Global Ecology, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, 32901, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6550-5291
Lina Cabrera SaenzInstitute for Global Ecology, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, 32901, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8089-2031
Bianca Tacoronte GomesInstitute for Global Ecology, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, 32901, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4291-6538
Annemarie PhilipDepartment of Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1098 XH, the Netherlands.
Mark B BushInstitute for Global Ecology, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, 32901, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6894-8613
Crystal N H McMichaelDepartment of Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1098 XH, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-1064-1499

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European Research Council StG 853394
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Abstract

Here, we developed and applied models to quantitatively reconstruct forest cover and biomass changes at three lakes in northwestern Amazonia over the past > 1500 yr. We used remotely sensed data and a modern dataset of 50 Amazonian lakes to develop generalized linear models that predict aboveground biomass, using phytolith morphotypes and forest cover as predictor variables. Also, we applied a published beta regression model to predict forest cover within 200 m of each lake, using Poaceae phytoliths. Charcoal and maize phytoliths were analysed to identify past land use. Results showed forest cover and biomass changes at our study sites ranged between 48-84% and 142-438 Mg ha

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BiomassForestsEcuadorLakesAmazonbiomasscarbon dynamicsEcuadorforest coverpalaeoecologyphytoliths

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PMCPMC11617659

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