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Articles | Volume 22, issue 6
Articles | Volume 22, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-1597-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-1597-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 22, issue 6
Research article
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27 Mar 2025
Research article |  | 27 Mar 2025

Precipitation–fire functional interactions control biomass stocks and carbon exchanges across the world's largest savanna

Mathew Williams, David T. Milodowski, T. Luke Smallman, Kyle G. Dexter, Gabi C. Hegerl, Iain M. McNicol, Michael O'Sullivan, Carla M. Roesch, Casey M. Ryan, Stephen Sitch, and Aude Valade

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Southern African woodlands are important in both regional and global carbon cycles. A new carbon analysis created by combining satellite data with ecosystem modelling shows that the region has a neutral C balance overall but with important spatial variations. Patterns of biomass and C balance across the region are the outcome of climate controls on production and vegetation–fire interactions, which determine the mortality of vegetation and spatial variations in vegetation function.
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