A regional allometry for the Congo basin forests based on the largest ever destructive sampling

A Fayolle, A Ngomanda, M Mbasi, N Barbier… - Forest Ecology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The estimation and monitoring of the huge amount of carbon contained in tropical forests,
and specifically in the above-ground biomass (AGB) of trees, is needed for the successful …

Combining satellite and field data reveals Congo's forest types structure, functioning and composition

J Picard, MM Nungi‐Pambu Dembi… - Remote Sensing in …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical moist forests are not the homogeneous green carpet often illustrated in maps or
considered by global models. They harbour a complex mixture of forest types organized at …

Tropical tree allometry and crown allocation, and their relationship with species traits in central Africa

GS Mankou, G Ligot, GJL Panzou, F Boyemba… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Common allometric patterns have been reported across the tropics and good performance
on independent data was retrieved for the most recent pantropical model predicting tree …

A systematic review on potential analogy of phytobiomass and soil carbon evaluation methods: Ethiopia insights

Y Gelaye - Open Agriculture, 2024 - degruyter.com
Forests play a crucial role in mitigating the impacts of climate change by sequestering
carbon in their biomass and soil. However, Ethiopia faces the threat of soil carbon emissions …

Allometric equations for estimating above and belowground biomass of Colophospermum mopane in Mozambique

SN Lisboa, S Macôo, AA Sitoe - Scientific Reports, 2025 - nature.com
Seasonally dry tropical woodlands are vital for climate change mitigation, yet their full
potential in carbon storage remains poorly understood. This is largely due to the lack of …

Height–diameter allometry in African monodominant forest close to mixed forest

GJL Panzou, YE Bocko, AY Mavoungou… - Journal of Tropical …, 2021 - cambridge.org
African monodominant forests are frequently formed by Gilbertiodendron dewevrei (De
Wild.) J. Leonard and commonly found close to mixed forests. However, previous studies …

The spatial propagation and increasing dominance of Gilbertiodendron dewevrei (Fabaceae) in the eastern Congo basin

HB Glick, PM Umunay, JR Makana, CD Tomlin… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Though substantial research has been conducted on possible historical, physiological, and
symbiotic mechanisms that permit monodominance to occur within tropical lowland …

Multiple stable dominance states in the Congo Basin forests

JM Katembo, MB Libalah, FB Boyemba, G Dauby… - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
Understanding the dynamics of dominant tree species in tropical forests is important both for
biodiversity and carbon-related issues. We focus on the Congo Basin (East of Kisangani) to …

Developmental Dynamics of Gilbertiodendron dewevrei (Fabaceae) Drive Forest Structure and Biomass in the Eastern Congo Basin

HB Glick, PM Umunay, JR Makana, SC Thomas… - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Patterns of structural change associated with monodominant tropical forest complexes have
remained enigmatic for decades. Here, we extend previous efforts in presenting a …

Carbon of Chaillu forests based on a phytosociological analysis in Republic of Congo, more than meets the eye?

MW Van Rooyen, ES Miabangana… - African Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The objectives were to quantify aboveground, belowground and dead wood carbon pools
near Mayoko in the Chaillu massif of Republic of Congo and explore relationships between …