Articles | Volume 15, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-919-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-919-2018
Research article
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15 Feb 2018
Research article |  | 15 Feb 2018

Influence of climate variability, fire and phosphorus limitation on vegetation structure and dynamics of the Amazon–Cerrado border

Emily Ane Dionizio, Marcos Heil Costa, Andrea D. de Almeida Castanho, Gabrielle Ferreira Pires, Beatriz Schwantes Marimon, Ben Hur Marimon-Junior, Eddie Lenza, Fernando Martins Pimenta, Xiaojuan Yang, and Atul K. Jain

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (09 Aug 2017) by Anja Rammig
AR by Emily Ane Dionizio on behalf of the Authors (14 Sep 2017)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (27 Sep 2017) by Anja Rammig
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (03 Oct 2017)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (08 Oct 2017)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (10 Oct 2017) by Anja Rammig
AR by Emily Ane Dionizio on behalf of the Authors (30 Oct 2017)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (19 Nov 2017) by Anja Rammig
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (10 Dec 2017)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (20 Dec 2017) by Anja Rammig
AR by Emily Ane Dionizio on behalf of the Authors (02 Jan 2018)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (03 Jan 2018) by Anja Rammig
AR by Emily Ane Dionizio on behalf of the Authors (08 Jan 2018)
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Short summary
Using a dynamic vegetation model, we demonstrate that fire occurrence is the main determinant factor of vegetation changes along the Amazon–Cerrado border, followed by nutrient limitation and interannual climate variability. Although we simulated more than 80 % of the variability of biomass in the transition zone, in many places the simulated biomass clearly does not match observations. The accurate representation of the transition is important for understanding the savannization of the Amazon.
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