@article{fdi:010092544,
  title = {{C}ontrasting carbon cycle along tropical forest aridity gradients in {W}est {A}frica and {A}mazonia},
  author = {{Z}hang-{Z}heng, {H}. and {A}du-{B}redu, {S}. and {D}uah-{G}yamfi, {A}. and {M}oore, {S}. and {A}ddo-{D}anso, {S}.{D}. and {A}missah, {L}. and {V}alentini, {R}. and {D}jagbletey, {G}. and {A}nim-{A}djei, {K}. and {Q}uansah, {J}. and {S}arpong, {B}. and {O}wusu-{A}friyie, {K}. and {G}vozdevaite, {A}. and {T}ang, {M}. and {R}uiz-{J}aen, {M}.{C}. and {I}brahim, {F}. and {G}irardin, {C}.{A}. {J}. and {R}ifai, {S}. and {D}ahlsj{\¨o}, {C}.{A}. {L}. and {R}iutta, {T}. and {D}eng, {X}. and {S}un, {Y}. and {P}rentice, {I}.{C}. and {O}liveras {M}enor, {I}mma and {M}alhi, {Y}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}ropical forests cover large areas of equatorial {A}frica and play a substantial role in the global carbon cycle. {H}owever, there has been a

lack of biometric measurements to understand the forests' gross and net primary productivity ({GPP}, {NPP}) and their allocation. {H}ere we present

a detailed field assessment of the carbon budget of multiple forest sites in {A}frica, by monitoring 14 one-hectare plots along an aridity gradient

in {G}hana, {W}est {A}frica. {W}hen compared with an equivalent aridity gradient in {A}mazonia, the studied {W}est {A}frican forests generally had higher productivity

and lower carbon use efficiency ({CUE}). {T}he {W}est {A}frican aridity gradient consistently shows the highest {NPP}, {CUE}, {GPP}, and autotrophic respiration at

a medium-aridity site, {B}obiri. {N}otably, {NPP} and {GPP} of the site are the highest yet reported anywhere for intact forests. {W}idely used data products

substantially underestimate productivity when compared to biometric measurements in {A}mazonia and {A}frica. {O}ur analysis suggests that the high

productivity of the {A}frican forests is linked to their large {GPP} allocation to canopy and semi-deciduous characteristics.},
  keywords = {{ZONE} {TROPICALE} ; {AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{OUEST} ; {GHANA} ; {AMAZONIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}ature {C}ommunications},
  volume = {15},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {3158 [9 ]},
  ISSN = {2041-1723},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41467-024-47202-x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010092544},
}