Integrating the evidence for a terrestrial carbon sink caused by increasing atmospheric CO2

AP Walker, MG De Kauwe, A Bastos… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration ([CO2]) is increasing, which increases leaf‐scale
photosynthesis and intrinsic water‐use efficiency. These direct responses have the potential …

The biodiversity and ecosystem service contributions and trade-offs of forest restoration approaches

F Hua, LA Bruijnzeel, P Meli, PA Martin, J Zhang… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Forest restoration is being scaled up globally to deliver critical ecosystem services and
biodiversity benefits; however, there is a lack of rigorous comparison of cobenefit delivery …

Estimating aboveground net biomass change for tropical and subtropical forests: Refinement of IPCC default rates using forest plot data

D Requena Suarez, DMA Rozendaal… - Global Change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
As countries advance in greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting for climate change mitigation,
consistent estimates of aboveground net biomass change (∆ AGB) are needed. Countries …

Soil carbon loss by experimental warming in a tropical forest

AT Nottingham, P Meir, E Velasquez, BL Turner - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Tropical soils contain one-third of the carbon stored in soils globally, so destabilization of
soil organic matter caused by the warming predicted for tropical regions this century could …

Assessing the efficiency of changes in land use for mitigating climate change

TD Searchinger, S Wirsenius, T Beringer, P Dumas - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Land-use changes are critical for climate policy because native vegetation and soils store
abundant carbon and their losses from agricultural expansion, together with emissions from …

ForestGEO: Understanding forest diversity and dynamics through a global observatory network

SJ Davies, I Abiem, KA Salim, S Aguilar, D Allen… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Microbial diversity declines in warmed tropical soil and respiration rise exceed predictions as communities adapt

AT Nottingham, JJ Scott, K Saltonstall, K Broders… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Perturbation of soil microbial communities by rising temperatures could have important
consequences for biodiversity and future climate, particularly in tropical forests where high …

Carbon sequestration potential of second-growth forest regeneration in the Latin American tropics

RL Chazdon, EN Broadbent, DMA Rozendaal… - Science …, 2016 - science.org
Regrowth of tropical secondary forests following complete or nearly complete removal of
forest vegetation actively stores carbon in aboveground biomass, partially counterbalancing …

Potential for low-cost carbon dioxide removal through tropical reforestation

J Busch, J Engelmann, SC Cook-Patton… - Nature Climate …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Achieving the 1.5–2.0° C temperature targets of the Paris climate agreement
requires not only reducing emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) but also increasing …

Sharp decline in future productivity of tropical reforestation above 29 C mean annual temperature

A Nölte, R Yousefpour, M Cifuentes-Jara… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Tropical reforestation is among the most powerful tools for carbon sequestration. Yet, climate
change impacts on productivity are often not accounted for when estimating its mitigation …