Above-ground biomass and structure of 260 African tropical forests

L. Lewis, Simon; Sonké, Bonaventure; Sunderland, Trey; K. Begne, Serge; López‐González, Gabriela; van der Heijden, Geertje; L. Phillips, Oliver; Affum‐Baffoe, Kofi; R. Baker, Timothy; F. Banin, Lindsay; Bastin, Jean‐François; Beeckman, Hans; Boeckx, Pascal; Bogaert, Jan; De Cannière, Charles; Chézeaux, Éric; J. Clark, Connie; Collins, Murray; Djagbletey, Gloria; Noël Kamdem Djuikouo, Marie; Droissart, Vincent; Doucet, Jean‐Louis; E. N. Ewango, Cornielle; Fauset, Sophie; R. Feldpausch, Ted; G. Foli, Ernest; Gillet, Jean‐François; Hamilton, Alan; J. Harris, David; B. Hart, Térese; de Haulleville, Thalès; Hladik, Annette; Hufkens, Koen; Huygens, Dries; Jeanmart, Philippe; J. Jeffery, Kathryn; Kearsley, Elizabeth; E. Leal, Miguel; Lloyd, Jon; C. Lovett, Jon; Makana, Jean‐Remy; Malhi, Yadvinder; R. Marshall, Andrew; Ojo, Lucas; S.‐H. Peh, Kelvin; Pickavance, Georgia; R. Poulsen, John; Reitsma, Jan; Sheil, Douglas; Simo, Murielle; Steppe, Kathy; Taedoumg, Hermann; Talbot, Joey; R. D. Taplin, James; Taylor, David; C. Thomas, Sean; Toirambe, Benjamin; Verbeeck, Hans; Vleminckx, Jason; White, Lee; Willcock, Simon; Woell, Hannsjorg; Zemagho, Lise

doi:10.1098/rstb.2012.0295

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Above-ground biomass and structure of 260 African tropical forests

Published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences • Jul 22, 2013

Authors:

Simon L. Lewis

Bonaventure Sonké

Trey Sunderland

Abstract

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 across 12 African countries. Mean AGB is 395.7 Mg dry mass ha⁻¹ (95% CI: 14.3), substantially higher than Amazonian values...

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Amazonian

Basal area

Biomass (ecology)

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