A mid-20th century inventory-based estimate of global terrestrial vegetation carbon stocks

ABSTRACTTerrestrial biomass carbon stocks (BCS) play a vital role in the climate system, but benchmarked estimates prior to the late twentieth century remain scarce. Here, by making use of an early global forest resource assessment and harmonizing information on land use and carbon densities, we est...

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Main Authors: Manan Bhan, Patrick Meyfroidt, Sarah Matej, Karl-Heinz Erb, Simone Gingrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Land Use Science
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/1747423X.2022.2112779