Above-ground biomass and structure of 260 African tropical forests

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dc.creatorLewis, S.L.
dc.creatorSonke, B.
dc.creatorSunderland, Terry C.H.
dc.creatorBegne, S.K.
dc.creatorLópez Gonzalez, G.
dc.creatorHeijden, G.M.F. van der
dc.creatorPhillips, Oliver L.
dc.creatorAffum-Baffoe, K.
dc.creatorBaker, T.R.
dc.creatorBanin, Lindsay F.
dc.creatorBastin, J.F.
dc.creatorBeeckman, H.
dc.creatorBogaert, J.
dc.creatorCannière, C. de
dc.creatorChezeaux, E.
dc.creatorClark, C.J.
dc.creatorCollins, M.
dc.creatorDjagbletey, G
dc.creatorDjuikouo Kamden, Marie Noel
dc.creatorDroissart, V.
dc.creatorDoucet, J.L.
dc.creatorEwango, C.E.N.
dc.creatorFauset, S
dc.creatorFeldpausch, T.R.
dc.creatorFoli, E.G.
dc.creatorGillet, J.F.
dc.creatorHamilton, A.C.
dc.creatorHarris, D.J.
dc.creatorHart, T.B.
dc.creatorHaulleville, T. de
dc.creatorHladik, A
dc.creatorHufkens, K
dc.creatorHuygens, D.
dc.creatorJeanmart, P.
dc.creatorJeffery, K.J.
dc.creatorKearsley, E.
dc.creatorLeal, M.E.
dc.creatorLloyd, J.
dc.creatorLovett, J.C.
dc.creatorMakana, J.R.
dc.creatorMalhi, Y
dc.creatorMarshall, A.R.
dc.creatorOjo, L.O.
dc.creatorPeh, K.S.H.
dc.creatorPickavance, G
dc.creatorPoulsen, J.R.
dc.creatorReitsma, J.M.
dc.creatorSheil, D.
dc.creatorSimo, M
dc.creatorSteppe, K
dc.creatorTaedoumg, H.E.
dc.creatorTalbot, J
dc.creatorTaplin, J. R. D
dc.creatorTaylor, D
dc.creatorThomas, S.C.
dc.creatorToirambe, B.
dc.creatorVerbeeck, H.
dc.creatorVleminckx, J.
dc.creatorWhite, Lee J.T.
dc.creatorWillcock, S
dc.creatorWoell, H.
dc.creatorZemagho, Lise
dc.date2013-09-05
dc.date2018-07-03T10:57:13Z
dc.date2018-07-03T10:57:13Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:06:20Z
dc.descriptionWe 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 across 12 African countries. Mean AGB is 395.7 Mg dry mass ha −1 (95% CI: 14.3), substantially higher than Amazonian values, with the Congo Basin and contiguous forest region attaining AGB values (429 Mg ha −1 ) similar to those of Bornean forests, and significantly greater than East or West African forests. AGB therefore appears generally higher in palaeo- compared with neotropical forests. However, mean stem density is low (426 ± 11 stems ha −1 greater than or equal to 100 mm diameter) compared with both Amazonian and Bornean forests (cf. approx. 600) and is the signature structural feature of African tropical forests. While spatial autocorrelation complicates analyses, AGB shows a positive relationship with rainfall in the driest nine months of the year, and an opposite association with the wettest three months of the year; a negative relationship with temperature; positive relationship with clay-rich soils; and negative relationships with C : N ratio (suggesting a positive soil phosphorus–AGB relationship), and soil fertility computed as the sum of base cations. The results indicate that AGB is mediated by both climate and soils, and suggest that the AGB of African closed-canopy tropical forests may be particularly sensitive to future precipitation and temperature changes.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/94250
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/74002
dc.languageen
dc.publisherRoyal Society
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceLeón, R., Uberhuaga, P., Benavides, J.P., Andersson, K. . 2013. Las reformas de las políticas públicas y la gobernanza forestal indígena : el caso del pueblo Yuracaré en Bolivia. In Larson, A.M.; Dahal, G.R. Reformas en la tenencia forestal : 189-215. Bogor, Indonesia: Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).
dc.subjectecology
dc.subjectclimate
dc.subjectsoil
dc.subjectwood density
dc.titleAbove-ground biomass and structure of 260 African tropical forests
dc.typeJournal Article

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