Biomass of tropical forests : a new estimate based on forest volumes
Recent assessments of areas of different tropical forest types and their corresponding stand volumes were used to calculate the biomass densities and total biomass of tropical forests. Total biomass was estimated at 205 $\times $ 10$^{9}$ tons, and weighted biomass densities for undisturbed closed and open broadleaf forests were 176 and 61 tons per hectare, respectively. These values are considerably lower than those previously reported and raise questions about the role of the terrestrial biota in the global carbon budget.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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Nueva York American Association for the Advancement of Science
1984
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| Subjects: | BIOMASA, BOSQUE TROPICAL, CARBONO, CICLO DEL CARBONO, VOLUMEN, ECUACIONES ALOMETRICAS, UTILIZACION DE LA TIERRA, DENSIDAD, ESTIMACION, ANALISIS DE DATOS, ARBOLES, BIOMASS, TROPICAL FOREST, CARBON, CARBON CYCLE, VOLUME, ALLOMETRIC EQUATIONS, LAND USE, DENSITY, ESTIMATE, DATA ANALYSIS, TREES, |
| Online Access: | http://orton.catie.ac.cr/repdoc/A11171i/8187A11171i.pdf |
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| Summary: | Recent assessments of areas of different tropical forest types and their corresponding stand volumes were used to calculate the biomass densities and total biomass of tropical forests. Total biomass was estimated at 205 $\times $ 10$^{9}$ tons, and weighted biomass densities for undisturbed closed and open broadleaf forests were 176 and 61 tons per hectare, respectively. These values are considerably lower than those previously reported and raise questions about the role of the terrestrial biota in the global carbon budget. |
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