Upscaling forest biomass from field to satellite measurements: sources of errors and ways to reduce them
Forest biomass monitoring is at the core of the research agenda due to the critical
importance of forest dynamics in the carbon cycle. However, forest biomass is never directly …
importance of forest dynamics in the carbon cycle. However, forest biomass is never directly …
Degradation and recovery in changing forest landscapes: a multiscale conceptual framework
Conceptual confusion revolves around how to define, assess, and overcome land,
ecosystem, and landscape degradation. Common elements link degradation and recovery …
ecosystem, and landscape degradation. Common elements link degradation and recovery …
Plant functional traits have globally consistent effects on competition
Phenotypic traits and their associated trade-offs have been shown to have globally
consistent effects on individual plant physiological functions,,, but how these effects scale up …
consistent effects on individual plant physiological functions,,, but how these effects scale up …
Root traits are multidimensional: specific root length is independent from root tissue density and the plant economic spectrum
KR Kramer‐Walter, PJ Bellingham, TR Millar… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Root, stem and leaf traits are thought to be functionally coordinated to maximize the
efficiency of acquiring and using limited resources. However, evidence is mixed for …
efficiency of acquiring and using limited resources. However, evidence is mixed for …
Unveiling African rainforest composition and vulnerability to global change
Africa is forecasted to experience large and rapid climate change and population growth
during the twenty-first century, which threatens the world's second largest rainforest …
during the twenty-first century, which threatens the world's second largest rainforest …
Above-ground biomass and structure of 260 African tropical forests
We report above-ground biomass (AGB), basal area, stem density and wood mass density
estimates from 260 sample plots (mean size: 1.2 ha) in intact closed-canopy tropical forests …
estimates from 260 sample plots (mean size: 1.2 ha) in intact closed-canopy tropical forests …
Tree allometry in Central Africa: Testing the validity of pantropical multi-species allometric equations for estimating biomass and carbon stocks
There is a lot of uncertainty in the amount and spatial variations of above-ground biomass in
Africa, partly because very few allometric equations are available. The aim of this study was …
Africa, partly because very few allometric equations are available. The aim of this study was …
Road expansion and persistence in forests of the Congo Basin
Roads facilitate development in remote forest regions, often with detrimental consequences
for ecosystems. In the Congo Basin, unpaved logging roads used by timber firms, as well as …
for ecosystems. In the Congo Basin, unpaved logging roads used by timber firms, as well as …
Stand age and soils as drivers of plant functional traits and aboveground biomass in secondary tropical dry forest
JM Becknell, JS Powers - Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2014 - cdnsciencepub.com
The distribution of tropical forest biomass across the landscape is poorly understood,
particularly in increasingly common secondary tropical forests. We studied the landscape …
particularly in increasingly common secondary tropical forests. We studied the landscape …
Soil fertility induces coordinated responses of multiple independent functional traits
MM Jager, SJ Richardson, PJ Bellingham… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A central goal of functional ecology is to determine how independent functional traits are
selectively filtered by environmental conditions to improve our understanding of the …
selectively filtered by environmental conditions to improve our understanding of the …