Disturbed African tropical forests and woodlands have the potential to contribute to climate change mitigation. Therefore, there is a need to understand how carbon stocks of disturbed and recovering tropical forests are determined by environmental conditions and human use. In this case study, we explore how gradients in environmental conditions and human use determine aboveground biomass (AGB) in 1958 national forest inventory (NFI) plots located in forests and woodlands in mainland Tanzania. Plots were divided into recovering forests (areas recovering from deforestation for
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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abe960Altmetric score:
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Publication year
2021
Authors
Suarez, D.R.; Rozendaal, D.M.; De Sy, V.; Gibbs, D.A.; Harris, N.L.; Sexton, J.O.; Feng, M.; Channan, S.; Zahabu, E.; Silayo, D.S.; Pekkarinen, A.; Martius, C.; Herold, M.
Language
English
Keywords
tropical forests, woodlands, climate change, mitigation, carbon sinks, disturbed forests, ecological restoration
Geographic
Tanzania
