Woody-biomass projections and drivers of change in sub-Saharan Africa

• Published in: Nature climate change Vol. 11; no. 5; pp. 449 - 455
• Main Authors: Ross, C. Wade, Hanan, Niall P., Prihodko, Lara, Anchang, Julius, Ji, Wenjie, Yu, Qiuyan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 2021; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 704/106/694/2786; 704/158/1745; 704/158/2465; 704/844/2739/2807; 704/844/2787; Anthropocene; Anthropogenic factors; Biomass; Carbon; Carbon capture and storage; Carbon sequestration; Climate and land use; Climate Change; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Compounding effects; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecosystems; Environment; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice; Fires; Human influences; Land use; Perturbation; Population growth; Trends; Vegetation; Woody plants; East Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Africa

Africa’s ecosystems have an important role in global carbon dynamics, yet consensus is lacking regarding the amount of carbon stored in woody vegetation and the potential impacts to carbon storage in response to changes in climate, land use and other Anthropocene risks. In this study, we explore the...