TY  - Data
T1  - Maps with 1 km resolution reveal increases in above- and belowground forest biomass carbon pools in China over the past 20 years
A1  - Feng Xiaoming
DO  - 10.6084/m9.figshare.21931161.v1
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024-07-19
PB  - National Cryosphere Desert Data Center
AB  - In order to quantify the ecological consequences of China's recent nationwide restoration efforts, spatial explicit information on changes in forest biomass and carbon storage over the past 20 years is crucial. However, conducting long-term biomass tracking nationwide remains challenging as it requires continuous and high-resolution monitoring. This article combines multiple types of remote sensing observations with intensive field measurements, and characterizes the changes in aboveground and belowground biomass carbon (AGBC and BGBC) of Chinese forests at a spatial resolution of 1km from 2002 to 2021 through regression and machine learning methods. The most significant increase in forest biomass carbon storage is observed in the Loess Plateau, Qinling Mountains, Southwest Karst, and Southeast forests in central and southern China. Although the comprehensive use of multi-source remote sensing data provides a powerful tool for assessing changes in forest biomass carbon, further research is needed to explore the driving factors behind observed trends in woody biomass and assess the extent to which biomass benefits will translate into biodiversity, healthy and sustainable ecosystems.
DB  - NCDC
UR  - http://www.ncdc.ac.cn/portal/metadata/b953825b-c400-47d5-9400-8564a73675c1
ER  -