Increasing human dominance of tropical forests
Tropical forests house over half of Earth's biodiversity and are an important influence on the
climate system. These forests are experiencing escalating human influence, altering their …
climate system. These forests are experiencing escalating human influence, altering their …
Droughts, wildfires, and forest carbon cycling: A pantropical synthesis
Tropical woody plants store∼ 230 petagrams of carbon (PgC) in their aboveground living
biomass. This review suggests that these stocks are currently growing in primary forests at …
biomass. This review suggests that these stocks are currently growing in primary forests at …
Spatial validation reveals poor predictive performance of large-scale ecological mapping models
Mapping aboveground forest biomass is central for assessing the global carbon balance.
However, current large-scale maps show strong disparities, despite good validation statistics …
However, current large-scale maps show strong disparities, despite good validation statistics …
The carbon sink of secondary and degraded humid tropical forests
The globally important carbon sink of intact, old-growth tropical humid forests is declining
because of climate change, deforestation and degradation from fire and logging …
because of climate change, deforestation and degradation from fire and logging …
ForestGEO: Understanding forest diversity and dynamics through a global observatory network
ForestGEO is a network of scientists and long-term forest dynamics plots (FDPs) spanning
the Earth's major forest types. ForestGEO's mission is to advance understanding of the …
the Earth's major forest types. ForestGEO's mission is to advance understanding of the …
Sensitivity of South American tropical forests to an extreme climate anomaly
AC Bennett, T Rodrigues de Sousa… - Nature Climate …, 2023 - nature.com
The tropical forest carbon sink is known to be drought sensitive, but it is unclear which
forests are the most vulnerable to extreme events. Forests with hotter and drier baseline …
forests are the most vulnerable to extreme events. Forests with hotter and drier baseline …
High aboveground carbon stock of African tropical montane forests
Tropical forests store 40–50 per cent of terrestrial vegetation carbon. However, spatial
variations in aboveground live tree biomass carbon (AGC) stocks remain poorly understood …
variations in aboveground live tree biomass carbon (AGC) stocks remain poorly understood …
Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests
INTRODUCTION The biodiversity-productivity relationship (BPR; the effect of biodiversity on
ecosystem productivity) is foundational to our understanding of the global extinction crisis …
ecosystem productivity) is foundational to our understanding of the global extinction crisis …
Age, extent and carbon storage of the central Congo Basin peatland complex
Peatlands are carbon-rich ecosystems that cover just three per cent of Earth's land surface,
but store one-third of soil carbon. Peat soils are formed by the build-up of partially …
but store one-third of soil carbon. Peat soils are formed by the build-up of partially …
Mapping tree density at a global scale
The global extent and distribution of forest trees is central to our understanding of the
terrestrial biosphere. We provide the first spatially continuous map of forest tree density at a …
terrestrial biosphere. We provide the first spatially continuous map of forest tree density at a …