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Sub-continental-scale carbon stocks of individual trees in African drylands

dc.contributor.authorTUCKER, Compton
dc.contributor.authorBRANDT, Martin
dc.contributor.authorHIERNAUX, Pierre
dc.contributor.authorKARIRYAA, Ankit
dc.contributor.authorRASMUSSEN, Kjeld
dc.contributor.authorSMALL, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorIGEL, Christian
dc.contributor.authorREINER, Florian
dc.contributor.authorMELOCIK, Katherine
dc.contributor.authorMEYER, Jesse
dc.contributor.authorSINNO, Scott
dc.contributor.authorROMERO, Eric
dc.contributor.authorGLENNIE, Erin
dc.contributor.authorFITTS, Yasmin
dc.contributor.authorMORIN, August
dc.contributor.authorPINZON, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorMCCLAIN, Devin
dc.contributor.authorMORIN, Paul
dc.contributor.authorPORTER, Claire
dc.contributor.authorLOEFFLER, Shane
hal.structure.identifierGéosciences Environnement Toulouse [GET]
dc.contributor.authorKERGOAT, Laurent
dc.contributor.authorISSOUFOU, Bil-Assanou
dc.contributor.authorSAVADOGO, Patrice
hal.structure.identifierInteractions Sol Plante Atmosphère [UMR ISPA]
dc.contributor.authorWIGNERON, Jean-Pierre
dc.contributor.authorPOULTER, Benjamin
hal.structure.identifierLaboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement [Gif-sur-Yvette] [LSCE]
dc.contributor.authorCIAIS, Philippe
dc.contributor.authorKAUFMANN, Robert
dc.contributor.authorMYNENI, Ranga
dc.contributor.authorSAATCHI, Sassan
dc.contributor.authorFENSHOLT, Rasmus
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-08T11:44:36Z
dc.date.available2024-04-08T11:44:36Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-01
dc.identifier.issn0028-0836
dc.identifier.urihttps://oskar-bordeaux.fr/handle/20.500.12278/195160
dc.description.abstractEnAbstract The distribution of dryland trees and their density, cover, size, mass and carbon content are not well known at sub-continental to continental scales 1–14 . This information is important for ecological protection, carbon accounting, climate mitigation and restoration efforts of dryland ecosystems 15–18 . We assessed more than 9.9 billion trees derived from more than 300,000 satellite images, covering semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa north of the Equator. We attributed wood, foliage and root carbon to every tree in the 0–1,000 mm year −1 rainfall zone by coupling field data 19 , machine learning 20–22 , satellite data and high-performance computing. Average carbon stocks of individual trees ranged from 0.54 Mg C ha −1 and 63 kg C tree −1 in the arid zone to 3.7 Mg C ha −1 and 98 kg tree −1 in the sub-humid zone. Overall, we estimated the total carbon for our study area to be 0.84 (±19.8%) Pg C. Comparisons with 14 previous TRENDY numerical simulation studies 23 for our area found that the density and carbon stocks of scattered trees have been underestimated by three models and overestimated by 11 models, respectively. This benchmarking can help understand the carbon cycle and address concerns about land degradation 24–29 . We make available a linked database of wood mass, foliage mass, root mass and carbon stock of each tree for scientists, policymakers, dryland-restoration practitioners and farmers, who can use it to estimate farmland tree carbon stocks from tablets or laptops.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNature Publishing Group
dc.subject.enClimate change
dc.subject.enEcology
dc.title.enSub-continental-scale carbon stocks of individual trees in African drylands
dc.typeArticle de revue
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41586-022-05653-6
dc.subject.halPlanète et Univers [physics]/Océan, Atmosphère
bordeaux.journalNature
bordeaux.page80 - 86
bordeaux.volume615
bordeaux.hal.laboratoriesInteractions Soil Plant Atmosphere (ISPA) - UMR 1391*
bordeaux.issue7950
bordeaux.institutionBordeaux Sciences Agro
bordeaux.institutionINRAE
bordeaux.peerReviewedoui
hal.identifierhal-04029742
hal.version1
hal.popularnon
hal.audienceInternationale
hal.origin.linkhttps://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr//hal-04029742v1
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