Estimating aboveground carbon density and its uncertainty in Borneo's structurally complex tropical forests using airborne laser scanning

Jucker, Tommaso; Asner, Gregory P.; Dalponte, Michele; Brodrick, Philip G.; Philipson, Christopher D.; Vaughn, Nicholas R.; Teh, Yit Arn; Brelsford, Craig; Burslem, David F. R. P.; Deere, Nicolas J.; Ewers, Robert M.; Kvasnica, Jakub; Lewis, Simon L.; Malhi, Yadvinder; Milne, Sol; Nilus, Reuben; Pfeifer, Marion; Phillips, Oliver L.; Qie, Lan; Renneboog, Nathan; Reynolds, Glen; Riutta, Terhi; Struebig, Matthew J.; Svátek, Martin; Turner, Edgar C.; Coomes, David A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-3811-2018

Articles | Volume 15, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-3811-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-3811-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 12

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22 Jun 2018

Research article |

| 22 Jun 2018

Estimating aboveground carbon density and its uncertainty in Borneo's structurally complex tropical forests using airborne laser scanning

Tommaso Jucker, Gregory P. Asner, Michele Dalponte, Philip G. Brodrick, Christopher D. Philipson, Nicholas R. Vaughn, Yit Arn Teh, Craig Brelsford, David F. R. P. Burslem, Nicolas J. Deere, Robert M. Ewers, Jakub Kvasnica, Simon L. Lewis, Yadvinder Malhi, Sol Milne, Reuben Nilus, Marion Pfeifer, Oliver L. Phillips, Lan Qie, Nathan Renneboog, Glen Reynolds, Terhi Riutta, Matthew J. Struebig, Martin Svátek, Edgar C. Turner, and David A. Coomes

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RC2: 'Comment on "Estimation aboveground carbon density and its uncertainty in Borneo's structurally complex tropical forests using airborne laser scanning"', Anonymous Referee #2, 13 Apr 2018
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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (23 May 2018) by Nobuhito Ohte

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Efforts to protect tropical forests hinge on recognizing the ecosystem services they provide, including their ability to store carbon. Airborne laser scanning (ALS) captures information on the 3-D structure of forests, allowing carbon stocks to be mapped. By combining ALS with data from 173 field plots on the island of Borneo, we develop a simple yet general model for estimating forest carbon stocks from the air. Our model underpins ongoing efforts to restore Borneo's unique tropical forests.