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SUBMITTER: Martin AR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7873216 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Martin Adam R AR Domke Grant M GM Doraisami Mahendra M Thomas Sean C SC
Nature communications 20210209 1
A key uncertainty in quantifying dead wood carbon (C) stocks-which comprise ~8% of total forest C pools globally-is a lack of accurate dead wood C fractions (CFs) that are employed to convert dead woody biomass into C. Most C estimation protocols utilize a default dead wood CF of 50%, but live tree studies suggest this value is an over-estimate. Here, we compile and analyze a global database of dead wood CFs in trees, showing that dead wood CFs average 48.5% across forests, deviating significant ...[more]