Asynchronous carbon sink saturation in African and Amazonian tropical forests

Wannes Hubau; Simon L. Lewis; Oliver L. Phillips; Kofi Affum-Baffoe; Hans Beeckman; Aida Cuní-Sanchez; Armandu K. Daniels; Corneille E.N. Ewango; Sophie Fauset; Jacques M. Mukinzi; Douglas Sheil; Bonaventure Sonké; Martin J.P. Sullivan; Terry C.H. Sunderland; Hermann Taedoumg; SC Thomas; Lee J.T. White; Katharine A. Abernethy; Stephen Adu-Bredu; Christian A. Amani; Timothy R. Baker; Lindsay F. Banin; Fidèle Baya; Serge K. Begne; Amy C. Bennett; Fabrice Benedet; Robert Bitariho; Yannick E. Bocko; Pascal Boeckx; Patrick Boundja; Roel J.W. Brienen; Terry Brncic; Eric Chezeaux; George B. Chuyong; Connie J. Clark; Murray Collins; James A. Comiskey; David A. Coomes; Greta C. Dargie; Haulleville T de; Marie Noel Djuikouo Kamdem; Jean Louis Doucet; Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert; Ted R. Feldpausch; Alusine Fofanah; Ernest G. Foli; Martin Gilpin; Emanuel Gloor; Christelle Gonmadje; Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury; Jefferson S. Hall; Alan C. Hamilton; David J. Harris; Terese B. Hart; Mireille B.N. Hockemba; Annette Hladik; Suspense A. Ifo; Kathryn J. Jeffery; Tommaso Jucker; Emmanuel Kasongo Yakusu; Elizabeth Kearsley; David Kenfack; Alexander Koch; Miguel E. Leal; Aurora Levesley; Jeremy A. Lindsell; Janvier Lisingo; Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez; Jon C. Lovett; Jean Remy Makana; Yadvinder Malhi; Andrew R. Marshall; J Martin; EH Martin; Faustin M. Mbayu; Vincent P. Medjibe; Vianet Mihindou; Edward T.A. Mitchard; Sam Moore; Pantaleo K.T. Munishi; Natacha Nssi Bengone; Lucas Ojo; Fidèle Evouna Ondo; Kelvin S.H. Peh; Georgia C. Pickavance; AD Poulsen; Pou

doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2035-0

Asynchronous carbon sink saturation in African and Amazonian tropical forests

Wannes Hubau^*
, Simon L. Lewis
, Oliver L. Phillips
, Kofi Affum-Baffoe
, Hans Beeckman
, Aida Cuní-Sanchez
, Armandu K. Daniels
, Corneille E.N. Ewango
, Sophie Fauset
, Jacques M. Mukinzi
, Douglas Sheil
, Bonaventure Sonké
, Martin J.P. Sullivan
, Terry C.H. Sunderland
, Hermann Taedoumg
, SC Thomas
, Lee J.T. White
, Katharine A. Abernethy
, Stephen Adu-Bredu
, Christian A. Amani

Timothy R. Baker, Lindsay F. Banin, Fidèle Baya, Serge K. Begne, Amy C. Bennett, Fabrice Benedet, Robert Bitariho, Yannick E. Bocko, Pascal Boeckx, Patrick Boundja, Roel J.W. Brienen, Terry Brncic, Eric Chezeaux, George B. Chuyong, Connie J. Clark, Murray Collins, James A. Comiskey, David A. Coomes, Greta C. Dargie, Haulleville T de, Marie Noel Djuikouo Kamdem, Jean Louis Doucet, Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert, Ted R. Feldpausch, Alusine Fofanah, Ernest G. Foli, Martin Gilpin, Emanuel Gloor, Christelle Gonmadje, Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury, Jefferson S. Hall, Alan C. Hamilton, David J. Harris, Terese B. Hart, Mireille B.N. Hockemba, Annette Hladik, Suspense A. Ifo, Kathryn J. Jeffery, Tommaso Jucker, Emmanuel Kasongo Yakusu, Elizabeth Kearsley, David Kenfack, Alexander Koch, Miguel E. Leal, Aurora Levesley, Jeremy A. Lindsell, Janvier Lisingo, Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez, Jon C. Lovett, Jean Remy Makana, Yadvinder Malhi, Andrew R. Marshall, J Martin, EH Martin, Faustin M. Mbayu, Vincent P. Medjibe, Vianet Mihindou, Edward T.A. Mitchard, Sam Moore, Pantaleo K.T. Munishi, Natacha Nssi Bengone, Lucas Ojo, Fidèle Evouna Ondo, Kelvin S.H. Peh, Georgia C. Pickavance, AD Poulsen, Pou

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Ghent University
Royal Museum for Central Africa
University of Leeds
University College London
Forestry Commission of Ghana
University of York
Forestry Development Authority of the Government of Liberia (FDA)
Centre de Formation et de Recherche en Conservation Forestiere (CEFRECOF)
Université de Kisangani
Wildlife Conservation Society
Salonga National Park
World Wildlife Fund
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Université de Yaoundé I
Manchester Metropolitan University
Center for International Forestry Research
University of British Columbia
Bioversity International
Environment and Climate
Institut de Recherche en Écologie Tropicale
University of Stirling
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Université Officielle de Bukavu
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Institut Centrafricain de Recherche Agronomique (ICRA)
Ministère des Eaux
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement (CIRAD)
Université de Montpellier
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Université Marien Ngouabi
Rougier-Gabon
University of Buea
Duke University
The London School of Economics and Political Science
University of Edinburgh
Smithsonian Institution
United States Geological Survey
University of Cambridge
University of Liege
University of Birmingham
University of Exeter
The Gola Rainforest National Park
National Herbarium
CAS - Kunming Institute of Botany
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation
Yale University
Muséum National d’Histoire Naturel
University of Bristol
Tropical Ecology
The University of Hong Kong
Wildlife Conservation Society Uganda
A Rocha International
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
University of Oxford
Flamingo Land
University of the Sunshine Coast
Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux
Commission of Central African Forests (COMIFAC)
Sokoine University of Agriculture
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
University of Southampton

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Pages (from-to)	80-87
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Journal	Nature
Volume	579
Issue number	7797
Early online date	4 Mar 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2035-0
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Hubau, W., Lewis, S. L., Phillips, O. L., Affum-Baffoe, K., Beeckman, H., Cuní-Sanchez, A., Daniels, A. K., Ewango, C. E. N., Fauset, S., Mukinzi, J. M., Sheil, D., Sonké, B., Sullivan, M. J. P., Sunderland, T. C. H., Taedoumg, H., Thomas, SC., White, L. J. T., Abernethy, K. A., Adu-Bredu, S., ... Pou (2020). Asynchronous carbon sink saturation in African and Amazonian tropical forests. Nature, 579(7797), 80-87. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2035-0

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