Deforestation in Latin America in the 2000s predominantly occurred outside of typical mature forests.

ABSTRACT: The role of tropical forests in the global carbon budget remains controversial, as carbon emissions from deforestation are highly uncertain. This high uncertainty arises from the use of either fixed forest carbon stock density or maps generated from satellite-based optical reflectance with limited sensitivity to biomass to generate accurate estimates of emissions from deforestation. New space missions aiming to accurately map the carbon stock density rely on direct measurements of the spatial structures of forests using lidar and radar. We found that lost forests are special cases, and their spatial structures can be directly measured by combining archived data acquired before and after deforestation by space missions principally aimed at measuring topography. Thus, using biomass mapping,

SUBMITTER: Zhang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10998227 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature