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Estimated carbon dioxide emissions from tropical deforestation improved by carbon-density maps

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  • A. Baccini

    (The Woods Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole Road)

  • S. J. Goetz

    (The Woods Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole Road)

  • W. S. Walker

    (The Woods Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole Road)

  • N. T. Laporte

    (The Woods Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole Road)

  • M. Sun

    (The Woods Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole Road)

  • D. Sulla-Menashe

    (Boston University)

  • J. Hackler

    (The Woods Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole Road)

  • P. S. A. Beck

    (The Woods Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole Road)

  • R. Dubayah

    (University of Maryland)

  • M. A. Friedl

    (Boston University)

  • S. Samanta

    (The Woods Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole Road)

  • R. A. Houghton

    (The Woods Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole Road)

Abstract

Deforestation contributes 6–17% of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. However, much uncertainty in the calculation of deforestation emissions stems from the inadequacy of forest carbon-density and deforestation data. Now an analysis provides the most-detailed estimate so far of the carbon density of vegetation and the associated carbon dioxide emissions from deforestation for ecosystems across the tropics.

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  • A. Baccini & S. J. Goetz & W. S. Walker & N. T. Laporte & M. Sun & D. Sulla-Menashe & J. Hackler & P. S. A. Beck & R. Dubayah & M. A. Friedl & S. Samanta & R. A. Houghton, 2012. "Estimated carbon dioxide emissions from tropical deforestation improved by carbon-density maps," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 2(3), pages 182-185, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:2:y:2012:i:3:d:10.1038_nclimate1354
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1354
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