Tropical forests are a net carbon source based on aboveground measurements of gain and loss

Science

Volumn 358, Issue 6360, 2017, Pages 230-234

  Baccini, A ^a   Walker, W ^a   Carvalho, L ^b   Farina, M ^a   Sulla Menashe, D ^c   Houghton, R A ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON SINK; DEFORESTATION; GROWTH; MODIS; SATELLITE DATA; TROPICAL FOREST; VEGETATION COVER; WOODY PLANT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; CARBON SOURCE; CARBON STORAGE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GRID CELL; LAND USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPICAL RAIN FOREST; VEGETATION; FOREST;

CARBON; CARBON CYCLE; FORESTS;

EID: 85030565249     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.aam5962     Document Type: Article

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