2016
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Predicting biomass of complex central Amazonian forests
The hyper-diversity of tropical forests makes it difficult to predict their aboveground biomass levels based on biomass models that generalize across species. In a recent study, researchers employed a virtual forest approach using extensive field data to estimate biomass levels in the central Amazon. Due to the highly heterogenous nature of old-growth forests in structure and species composition, this study found that generic global or pantropical biomass estimation models can lead to strong biases.
PI Contacts
Robinson Negron-Juarez, robinson.inj@lbl.gov
Jeffrey Q. Chambers, jchambers@lbl.govPublication
Magnabosco Marra, D., et al. “Predicting biomass of hyperdiverse and structurally complex central Amazonian forests: A virtual approach using extensive field data.” Biogeosciences 13, 1553–70 (2016). [DOI:10.5194/bg-13-1553-2016]. (Reference link)