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

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Sub-continental-scale carbon stocks of individual trees in African drylands. / Tucker, Compton; Brandt, Martin; Hiernaux, Pierre; Kariryaa, Ankit; Rasmussen, Kjeld; Small, Jennifer; Igel, Christian; Reiner, Florian; Melocik, Katherine; Meyer, Jesse; Sinno, Scott; Romero, Eric; Glennie, Erin; Fitts, Yasmin; Morin, August; Pinzon, Jorge; McClain, Devin; Morin, Paul; Porter, Claire; Loeffler, Shane; Kergoat, Laurent; Issoufou, Bil-Assanou; Savadogo, Patrice; Wigneron, Jean-Pierre; Poulter, Benjamin; Ciais, Philippe; Kaufmann, Robert; Myneni, Ranga; Saatchi, Sassan; Fensholt, Rasmus.

I: Nature, Bind 615, Nr. 7950, 2023, s. 80-86.

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Tucker, C, Brandt, M, Hiernaux, P, Kariryaa, A, Rasmussen, K, Small, J, Igel, C, Reiner, F, Melocik, K, Meyer, J, Sinno, S, Romero, E, Glennie, E, Fitts, Y, Morin, A, Pinzon, J, McClain, D, Morin, P, Porter, C, Loeffler, S, Kergoat, L, Issoufou, B-A, Savadogo, P, Wigneron, J-P, Poulter, B, Ciais, P, Kaufmann, R, Myneni, R, Saatchi, S & Fensholt, R 2023, 'Sub-continental-scale carbon stocks of individual trees in African drylands', Nature, bind 615, nr. 7950, s. 80-86. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05653-6

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Tucker, C., Brandt, M., Hiernaux, P., Kariryaa, A., Rasmussen, K., Small, J., Igel, C., Reiner, F., Melocik, K., Meyer, J., Sinno, S., Romero, E., Glennie, E., Fitts, Y., Morin, A., Pinzon, J., McClain, D., Morin, P., Porter, C., ... Fensholt, R. (2023). Sub-continental-scale carbon stocks of individual trees in African drylands. Nature, 615(7950), 80-86. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05653-6

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Tucker C, Brandt M, Hiernaux P, Kariryaa A, Rasmussen K, Small J o.a. Sub-continental-scale carbon stocks of individual trees in African drylands. Nature. 2023;615(7950):80-86. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05653-6

Author

Tucker, Compton ; Brandt, Martin ; Hiernaux, Pierre ; Kariryaa, Ankit ; Rasmussen, Kjeld ; Small, Jennifer ; Igel, Christian ; Reiner, Florian ; Melocik, Katherine ; Meyer, Jesse ; Sinno, Scott ; Romero, Eric ; Glennie, Erin ; Fitts, Yasmin ; Morin, August ; Pinzon, Jorge ; McClain, Devin ; Morin, Paul ; Porter, Claire ; Loeffler, Shane ; Kergoat, Laurent ; Issoufou, Bil-Assanou ; Savadogo, Patrice ; Wigneron, Jean-Pierre ; Poulter, Benjamin ; Ciais, Philippe ; Kaufmann, Robert ; Myneni, Ranga ; Saatchi, Sassan ; Fensholt, Rasmus. / Sub-continental-scale carbon stocks of individual trees in African drylands. I: Nature. 2023 ; Bind 615, Nr. 7950. s. 80-86.

Bibtex

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title = "Sub-continental-scale carbon stocks of individual trees in African drylands",

abstract = "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. ",

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author = "Compton Tucker and Martin Brandt and Pierre Hiernaux and Ankit Kariryaa and Kjeld Rasmussen and Jennifer Small and Christian Igel and Florian Reiner and Katherine Melocik and Jesse Meyer and Scott Sinno and Eric Romero and Erin Glennie and Yasmin Fitts and August Morin and Jorge Pinzon and Devin McClain and Paul Morin and Claire Porter and Shane Loeffler and Laurent Kergoat and Bil-Assanou Issoufou and Patrice Savadogo and Jean-Pierre Wigneron and Benjamin Poulter and Philippe Ciais and Robert Kaufmann and Ranga Myneni and Sassan Saatchi and Rasmus Fensholt",

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RIS

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T1 - Sub-continental-scale carbon stocks of individual trees in African drylands

AU - Tucker, Compton

AU - Brandt, Martin

AU - Hiernaux, Pierre

AU - Kariryaa, Ankit

AU - Rasmussen, Kjeld

AU - Small, Jennifer

AU - Igel, Christian

AU - Reiner, Florian

AU - Melocik, Katherine

AU - Meyer, Jesse

AU - Sinno, Scott

AU - Romero, Eric

AU - Glennie, Erin

AU - Fitts, Yasmin

AU - Morin, August

AU - Pinzon, Jorge

AU - McClain, Devin

AU - Morin, Paul

AU - Porter, Claire

AU - Loeffler, Shane

AU - Kergoat, Laurent

AU - Issoufou, Bil-Assanou

AU - Savadogo, Patrice

AU - Wigneron, Jean-Pierre

AU - Poulter, Benjamin

AU - Ciais, Philippe

AU - Kaufmann, Robert

AU - Myneni, Ranga

AU - Saatchi, Sassan

AU - Fensholt, Rasmus

PY - 2023

Y1 - 2023

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

KW - Humans

KW - Ecosystem

KW - Trees

KW - Benchmarking

KW - Black People

KW - Carbon

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DO - 10.1038/s41586-022-05653-6

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VL - 615

SP - 80

EP - 86

JO - Nature

JF - Nature

SN - 0028-0836

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