Articles | Volume 15, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-91-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-91-2018
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05 Jan 2018
Research article |  | 05 Jan 2018

Gross changes in forest area shape the future carbon balance of tropical forests

Wei Li, Philippe Ciais, Chao Yue, Thomas Gasser, Shushi Peng, and Ana Bastos

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We compared the biomass recovery curves from a recent field-based study with those used in bookkeeping models and demonstrated the importance of considering gross forest changes rather than net forest changes. We also derived a critical gross-to-net forest area change ratio, beyond which the sign of carbon flux will be reversed. This critical ratio was further applied to the high-resolution satellite data in the Amazon to distinguish the sensitive regions.
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