Central African biomass carbon losses and gains during 2010–2019

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Authors

  • Zhe Zhao
  • Philippe Ciais
  • Jean Pierre Wigneron
  • Maurizio Santoro
  • Martin Brandt
  • Fritz Kleinschroth
  • Simon L. Lewis
  • Jerome Chave
  • Rasmus Fensholt
  • Nadine Laporte
  • Denis Jean Sonwa
  • Sassan S. Saatchi
  • Lei Fan
  • Hui Yang
  • Xiaojun Li
  • Mengjia Wang
  • Lei Zhu
  • Yidi Xu
  • Jiaying He
  • Wei Li

External Research Organisations

  • Tsinghua University
  • Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (MOE)
  • Université Paris-Saclay
  • The Cyprus Institute
  • Universite de Bordeaux
  • Gamma Remote Sensing Research and Consulting AG
  • University of Copenhagen
  • ETH Zurich
  • University of Leeds
  • University College London (UCL)
  • Universite Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3)
  • Northern Arizona University
  • Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
  • California Institute of Caltech (Caltech)
  • Southwest University
  • Max Planck Institute of Biogeochemistry (MPI-BGC)
  • Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling
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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)506-519
Number of pages14
JournalOne Earth
Volume7
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 15 Mar 2024
Externally publishedYes

Abstract

Disturbance, vegetation productivity, and recovery are crucial for aboveground biomass carbon (AGC) dynamics. Here, we use multiple satellite-based datasets to analyze the drivers of AGC dynamics in Central Africa. During 2010–2019, deforestation induced a gross AGC loss of 102.2 ± 17.1 Tg C year−1, which was counterbalanced by an AGC increase of 116.9 ± 41.1 Tg C year−1, leading to a net gain of 14.6 ± 3.8 Tg C year−1. Compared to anthropogenic and soil factors, changes in climate-related factors (e.g., radiation) are more important for the non-deforestation AGC changes. A large AGC increase was found in the northern savannas. In moist forests, strong biomass recovery and growth largely compensated the carbon loss from deforestation and degradation. Considering the increasing resource demand due to rapid population growth, reconciling natural conservation and economic development in Central Africa remains challenging and depends on climate changes and country-specific social-economic conditions.

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Central African biomass carbon losses and gains during 2010–2019. / Zhao, Zhe; Ciais, Philippe; Wigneron, Jean Pierre et al.
In: One Earth, Vol. 7, No. 3, 15.03.2024, p. 506-519.

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Zhao, Z, Ciais, P, Wigneron, JP, Santoro, M, Brandt, M, Kleinschroth, F, Lewis, SL, Chave, J, Fensholt, R, Laporte, N, Sonwa, DJ, Saatchi, SS, Fan, L, Yang, H, Li, X, Wang, M, Zhu, L, Xu, Y, He, J & Li, W 2024, 'Central African biomass carbon losses and gains during 2010–2019', One Earth, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 506-519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2024.01.021
Zhao, Z., Ciais, P., Wigneron, J. P., Santoro, M., Brandt, M., Kleinschroth, F., Lewis, S. L., Chave, J., Fensholt, R., Laporte, N., Sonwa, D. J., Saatchi, S. S., Fan, L., Yang, H., Li, X., Wang, M., Zhu, L., Xu, Y., He, J., & Li, W. (2024). Central African biomass carbon losses and gains during 2010–2019. One Earth, 7(3), 506-519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2024.01.021
Zhao Z, Ciais P, Wigneron JP, Santoro M, Brandt M, Kleinschroth F et al. Central African biomass carbon losses and gains during 2010–2019. One Earth. 2024 Mar 15;7(3):506-519. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2024.01.021
Zhao, Zhe ; Ciais, Philippe ; Wigneron, Jean Pierre et al. / Central African biomass carbon losses and gains during 2010–2019. In: One Earth. 2024 ; Vol. 7, No. 3. pp. 506-519.
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