Articles | Volume 16, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-3853-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-3853-2019
Research article
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08 Oct 2019
Research article |  | 08 Oct 2019

Modelling the response of net primary productivity of the Zambezi teak forests to climate change along a rainfall gradient in Zambia

Justine Ngoma, Maarten C. Braakhekke, Bart Kruijt, Eddy Moors, Iwan Supit, James H. Speer, Royd Vinya, and Rik Leemans

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The Zambezi teak forests are a source of raw material for the timber industry. Through application of the LPJ-GUESS vegetation model, we determined the forests' response to climate change at the wetter Kabompo, drier Sesheke, and intermediate Namwala sites in Zambia. While increased CO2 concentration enhances forests' productivity at Kabompo and Namwala, the decreased rainfall will reduce forests' productivity at Sesheke by the year 2099, resulting in reduced raw material for saw millers.
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