@article{fdi:010068189,
  title = {{T}ree allometry for estimation of carbon stocks in {A}frican tropical forests},
  author = {{D}jomo, {A}. {N}. and {P}icard, {N}. and {F}ayolle, {A}. and {H}enry, {M}. and {N}gomanda, {A}. and {P}loton, {P}ierre and {M}c{L}ellan, {J}. and {S}aborowski, {J}. and {A}damou, {I}. and {L}ejeune, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}ropical forests in {A}frica store large amounts of carbon and there is an urgent need for accurate methods to estimate this important carbon stock. {O}ne method to achieve this is by allometric equations but in many forest ecosystems in {A}frica these have not been developed. {T}his study combined biomass data of 896 trees from five tropical countries in {A}frica and eight different sources to develop mixed-species regression equations for estimation of total biomass and height in {D}ry, {M}oist and {W}et forest types. {F}or estimation of total biomass, allometric equations combining diameter, height and wood density provided the best estimators in the three forest types. {B}ecause adding wood density to diameter improved height estimation, we recommend using allometric equations that combine diameter and wood density for height estimations in mixed and diverse tropical forests. {C}omparing ecosystem-specific ({D}ry, {M}oist and {W}et) allometric equations to general allometric equations developed with combined data, and also to pan-tropical equations, showed that ecosystem-specific equations provided better estimators. {T}he results highlight the importance of considering wood density in tree allometry for biomass as well as for tree height estimations. {A}lthough general allometric equations can be useful, this study recommends when they are available, the use of existing site-specific or ecosystem-specific allometric equations which provide better estimates.},
  keywords = {{CAMEROUN} ; {GHANA} ; {REPUBLIQUE} {DEMOCRATIQUE} {DU} {CONGO} ; {GABON} ; {MADAGASCAR} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}orestry},
  volume = {89},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {446--455},
  ISSN = {0015-752{X}},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1093/forestry/cpw025},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068189},
}