Aboveground carbon stocks for different forest types in eastern Amazonia
Protected areas worldwide have been recognized as crucial entities in preserving and conserving forest ecosystem services. These areas play an important role in mitigating climate change due to their carbon stocks. In this study, we characterized the aboveground carbon stocks (AGC) across different...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Environmental Research Communications |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/adc06a |
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| Summary: | Protected areas worldwide have been recognized as crucial entities in preserving and conserving forest ecosystem services. These areas play an important role in mitigating climate change due to their carbon stocks. In this study, we characterized the aboveground carbon stocks (AGC) across different forest types for the Protected Area Carajás National Forest in the Eastern Amazon, based on data from 387 forest inventory plots and two distinct AGC maps from remote sensing and LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data fusion—GEDI and EBA. The estimates of AGC from field data showed higher amounts of AGC in the open forest formations (187.20 ± 46.83 MgC ha ^−1 ), followed by dense (105.90 ± 42.56 ha ^−1 MgC ha ^−1 ) and transitional forests (48.86 ± 31.72 MgC ha ^−1 ) with lower amounts under seasonal forests (38.65 ± 9.48 MgC ha ^−1 ) and secondary forest areas (>23 MgCha ^−1 ). However, the dense, seasonal, and transitional forests exhibited higher carbon density than the open and secondary areas in both AGC maps analyzed. We emphasize the significant importance of monitoring open and seasonal forest areas, due to the gap in field data for these forest types in Amazonia. Here, we underscore the importance of more standardized forest field data and better plot distribution in non-disturbed areas to reduce the uncertainty of AGC estimates and improve the estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest fires. |
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| ISSN: | 2515-7620 |