Quantifying Forest Biomass Carbon Stocks From Space

Re-evaluation of forest biomass carbon stocks and lessons from the world's most carbon-dense forests.

From analysis of published global site biomass data (n = 136) from primary forests, we discovered (i) the world's highest known total biomass carbon density (living plus dead) of 1,867 tonnes carbon per ha (average value from 13 sites) occurs in Australian temperate moist Eucalyptus regnans forests, and (ii) average values of the global site biomass data were higher for sampled temperate moist ...

Forest biomass carbon stocks and variation in Tibet’s carbon-dense forests from 2001 to 2050

Tibet's forests, in contrast to China's other forests, are characterized by primary forests, high carbon (C) density and less anthropogenic disturbance, and they function as an important carbon pool in China. Using the biomass C density data from 413 forest inventory sites and a spatial forest age map, we developed an allometric equation for the forest biomass C density and forest age to assess...

Inventory-based estimates of forest biomass carbon stocks in China: A comparison of three methods

Several studies have reported different estimates for forest biomass carbon (C) stocks in China. The discrepancy among these estimatesmay be largely attributed to themethods used. In this study,we used three methods [mean biomass density method (MBM), mean ratio method (MRM), and continuous biomass expansion factor (BEF) method (abbreviated as CBM)] applied to forest inventory data to estimate ...

2.3 Estimation of Forest Carbon Stocks

Local spatial structure of forest biomass and its consequences for remote sensing of carbon stocks

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