Plot-level estimates of aboveground biomass and soil organic carbon stocks from Nepal's forest inventory.

ABSTRACT: Given the contribution of deforestation and forest degradation to the global carbon cycle, forest resources are critical to mitigating the global climate change effects. Improved forest monitoring across different biomes is important to understand forest dynamics better and improve global projections of future atmospheric CO₂ concentration. Better quantification of the forest carbon cycle advances scientific understanding and informs global negotiations about carbon emissions reduction. High-quality estimates of forest carbon stocks are currently scarce in many developing countries. Here, we present the most comprehensive georeferenced data set to date of plot-level forest carbon estimates for Nepal. Based on field observations from Nepal's national forest inventory of 2010-2014

SUBMITTER: Khanal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10290661 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature