Quantifying carbon in Savannas: The role of active sensors in measurements of tree structure and biomass

Richard M. Lucas; Alex C. Lee; John Armston; Joao M.B. Carreiras; Karin M. Viergever; Peter Bunting; Daniel Clewley; Mahta Moghaddam; Paul Siqueira; Iain Woodhouse

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Quantifying carbon in Savannas: The role of active sensors in measurements of tree structure and biomass

Richard M. Lucas, Alex C. Lee, John Armston, Joao M.B. Carreiras, Karin M. Viergever, Peter Bunting, Daniel Clewley, Mahta Moghaddam, Paul Siqueira, Iain Woodhouse

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Savannas occupy approximately 20% (depending on definition) of the global land surface and occur largely in the tropics and subtropics. Most occupy seasonal environments where average monthly temperatures exceed 18°C and annual precipitation is relative low (<600 mm) and seasonal. Savannas are structurally diverse ecosystems in terms of the varying proportions, spatial distributions and architectures of tree, shrub, and grass cover. Where Savannas are wooded, tree density varies primarily with mean annual rainfall; and these ecosystems merge with closed canopy forest and semidesert in moister and drier regions, respectively.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ecosystem Function in Savannas
Subtitle of host publication	Measurement and Modeling at Landscape to Global Scales
Publisher	CRC Press
Pages	155-174
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Electronic)	9781439804711
ISBN (Print)	9781439804704
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1201/b10275
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2010

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Lucas, R. M., Lee, A. C., Armston, J., Carreiras, J. M. B., Viergever, K. M., Bunting, P., Clewley, D., Moghaddam, M., Siqueira, P., & Woodhouse, I. (2010). Quantifying carbon in Savannas: The role of active sensors in measurements of tree structure and biomass. In Ecosystem Function in Savannas: Measurement and Modeling at Landscape to Global Scales (pp. 155-174). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/b10275

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