Remote sensing approaches for monitoring mangrove species, structure, and biomass: Opportunities and challenges
The mangrove ecosystem plays a vital role in the global carbon cycle, by reducing
greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating the impacts of climate change. However …
greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating the impacts of climate change. However …
The BIOMASS mission: Mapping global forest biomass to better understand the terrestrial carbon cycle
T Le Toan, S Quegan, MWJ Davidson, H Balzter… - Remote sensing of …, 2011 - Elsevier
In response to the urgent need for improved mapping of global biomass and the lack of any
current space systems capable of addressing this need, the BIOMASS mission was …
current space systems capable of addressing this need, the BIOMASS mission was …
Long-term thermal sensitivity of Earth's tropical forests
MJP Sullivan, SL Lewis, K Affum-Baffoe, C Castilho… - Science, 2020 - science.org
The sensitivity of tropical forest carbon to climate is a key uncertainty in predicting global
climate change. Although short-term drying and warming are known to affect forests, it is …
climate change. Although short-term drying and warming are known to affect forests, it is …
Biomass resilience of Neotropical secondary forests
Land-use change occurs nowhere more rapidly than in the tropics, where the imbalance
between deforestation and forest regrowth has large consequences for the global carbon …
between deforestation and forest regrowth has large consequences for the global carbon …
A large‐scale field assessment of carbon stocks in human‐modified tropical forests
Tropical rainforests store enormous amounts of carbon, the protection of which represents a
vital component of efforts to mitigate global climate change. Currently, tropical forest …
vital component of efforts to mitigate global climate change. Currently, tropical forest …
Tree allometry and improved estimation of carbon stocks and balance in tropical forests
J Chave, C Andalo, S Brown, MA Cairns, JQ Chambers… - Oecologia, 2005 - Springer
Tropical forests hold large stores of carbon, yet uncertainty remains regarding their
quantitative contribution to the global carbon cycle. One approach to quantifying carbon …
quantitative contribution to the global carbon cycle. One approach to quantifying carbon …
Basin-wide variations in Amazon forest structure and function are mediated by both soils and climate
CA Quesada, OL Phillips, M Schwarz… - …, 2012 - bg.copernicus.org
Forest structure and dynamics vary across the Amazon Basin in an east-west gradient
coincident with variations in soil fertility and geology. This has resulted in the hypothesis that …
coincident with variations in soil fertility and geology. This has resulted in the hypothesis that …
Does functional trait diversity predict above‐ground biomass and productivity of tropical forests? Testing three alternative hypotheses
Tropical forests are globally important, but it is not clear whether biodiversity enhances
carbon storage and sequestration in them. We tested this relationship focusing on …
carbon storage and sequestration in them. We tested this relationship focusing on …
Large trees drive forest aboveground biomass variation in moist lowland forests across the tropics
Aim Large trees (dbh≥ 70 cm) store large amounts of biomass. Several studies suggest that
large trees may be vulnerable to changing climate, potentially leading to declining forest …
large trees may be vulnerable to changing climate, potentially leading to declining forest …
Tropical forest recovery: legacies of human impact and natural disturbances
RL Chazdon - Perspectives in Plant Ecology, evolution and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Land-use history interacts with natural forces to influence the severity of disturbance events
and the rate and nature of recovery processes in tropical forests. Although we are far from an …
and the rate and nature of recovery processes in tropical forests. Although we are far from an …