Benchmark map of forest carbon stocks in tropical regions across three continents
Benchmark map of forest carbon stocks in tropical regions across three continents
S. Saatchi,N. Harris,11 Authors,A. Morel
2011 · DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1019576108
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2,273 Citations
TLDR
A “benchmark” map of biomass carbon stocks over 2.5 billion ha of forests on three continents, encompassing all tropical forests, for the early 2000s is presented, which will be invaluable for REDD assessments at both project and national scales.