Allometric models and aboveground biomass stocks of a West African Sudan Savannah watershed in Benin

Abstract Background The estimation of forest biomass changes due to land-use change is of significant importance for estimates of the global carbon budget. The accuracy of biomass density maps depends on the availability of reliable allometric models used in combination with data derived from satell...

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Main Authors: Adéyèmi Chabi, Sven Lautenbach, Vincent Oladokoun Agnila Orekan, Nicholas Kyei-Baffour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-08-01
Series:Carbon Balance and Management
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13021-016-0058-5