How have carbon stocks in central and southern Africa’s miombo woodlands changed over the last 50 years? A systematic map of the evidence

How have carbon stocks in central and southern Africa’s miombo woodlands changed over the last 50 years? A systematic map of the evidence

Abstract Background Miombo woodlands cover ≈ 2.7 million km2 of central and southern Africa between dry (650 mm mean annual rainfall) and moist miombo (1400 mm) and are currently threatened by land use and land cover changes that have intensified over the last 50 years. Despite the miombo’s global s...

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Main Authors: Davison Gumbo, Jessica Clendenning, Christopher Martius, Kaala Moombe, Isla Grundy, Robert Nasi, Kondwani Y. Mumba, Natasha Ribeiro, Gillian Kabwe, Gillian Petrokofsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Environmental Evidence
Subjects:
Biomass
Brachystegia
Carbon stocks
Conservation area status
Fire management
Isoberlinia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13750-018-0128-0

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