{"id":6903,"date":"2026-06-16T11:57:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/?p=6903"},"modified":"2026-06-16T11:57:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:57:01","slug":"aboveground-biomass-in-seven-tropical-forest-patches-of-western-africa-comparison-of-manual-inventory-and-terrestrial-laser-scanning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/2026\/06\/16\/aboveground-biomass-in-seven-tropical-forest-patches-of-western-africa-comparison-of-manual-inventory-and-terrestrial-laser-scanning\/","title":{"rendered":"Aboveground biomass in seven tropical forest patches of Western-Africa: comparison of manual inventory and terrestrial laser scanning"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/d1bxh8uas1mnw7.cloudfront.net\/assets\/embed.js'><\/script><p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #0d5c06;font-size: 10pt\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/Hepner_S_13-03-2026-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6956 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/Hepner_S_13-03-2026-2-300x260.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/Hepner_S_13-03-2026-2-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/Hepner_S_13-03-2026-2-1024x887.png 1024w, https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/Hepner_S_13-03-2026-2-768x665.png 768w, https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/Hepner_S_13-03-2026-2-1536x1330.png 1536w, https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/Hepner_S_13-03-2026-2-2048x1774.png 2048w, https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/Hepner_S_13-03-2026-2-640x554.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Research paper<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key message<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Aboveground biomass (AGB) increased from forest edge to forest interior in small forest patches of Western-Africa. In plots of 0.25\u00a0ha, AGB did not correlate with tree species richness or wood density. AGB in these unprotected forest patches was lower than in the nearby protected forests. AGB obtained from manual inventory and terrestrial laser scanning correlated moderately.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keywords<\/strong><br \/>\nAllometric equation; Automatic point-cloud segmentation; Edge effects; Forest fragmentation; Tree species richness; Wood density<\/p>\n<div class='altmetric-embed' data-badge-type='donut' data-doi='10.1186\/s13595-026-01329-7'  style='float: right; ' ><\/div>\n<p><strong>Publication<\/strong><br \/>\nHepner, S., Agonvonon, G.A., K\u00fckenbrink, D.\u00a0<i>et al.<\/i>\u00a0Aboveground biomass in seven tropical forest patches of Western-Africa: comparison of manual inventory and terrestrial laser scanning.\u00a0<i>Annals of Forest Science<\/i>\u00a083, 20 (2026). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13595-026-01329-7\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13595-026-01329-7<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Data availability\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nAll plot- and subplot-level data generated in this study (AGB) are archived and openly available (Hepner et al.\u00a0<a id=\"ref-link-section-d151334937e3829\" title=\"Hepner SM, Agonvonon GA, Iheaturu CJ, Ifejika Speranza C (2026) Aboveground biomass in seven tropical forest patches of Western Africa: comparison of manual inventory and terrestrial laser scanning. [Data set].\u00a0 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.48620\/90848 \" href=\"https:\/\/link-springer-com.inrae.idm.oclc.org\/article\/10.1186\/s13595-026-01329-7#ref-CR79\" data-track=\"click\" data-track-action=\"reference anchor\" data-track-label=\"link\" data-test=\"citation-ref\" aria-label=\"Reference 2026\">2026<\/a>). Related metrics on SSCI and tree species composition are archived under Hepner et al. (<a id=\"ref-link-section-d151334937e3832\" title=\"Hepner SM, Agonvonon GA, Iheaturu CJ, et al (2025b) Degradation and fragmentation effects on structural complexity in West-African forest patches. [Data set]. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.48620\/85213 \" href=\"https:\/\/link-springer-com.inrae.idm.oclc.org\/article\/10.1186\/s13595-026-01329-7#ref-CR77\" data-track=\"click\" data-track-action=\"reference anchor\" data-track-label=\"link\" data-test=\"citation-ref\" aria-label=\"Reference 2025b\">2025b<\/a>) and Ifejika Speranza and Agonvonon (<a id=\"ref-link-section-d151334937e3835\" title=\"Ifejika Speranza C, Agonvonon GA (2024) Tree species composition and characteristics of forest patches in West and Central Africa. [Data set]. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.48620\/8431 \" href=\"https:\/\/link-springer-com.inrae.idm.oclc.org\/article\/10.1186\/s13595-026-01329-7#ref-CR85\" data-track=\"click\" data-track-action=\"reference anchor\" data-track-label=\"link\" data-test=\"citation-ref\" aria-label=\"Reference 2024\">2024<\/a>), respectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Handling editor<\/strong><br \/>\nErwin Dreyer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research paper Key message Aboveground biomass (AGB) increased from forest edge to forest interior in small forest patches of Western-Africa. In plots of 0.25\u00a0ha, AGB did not correlate with tree species richness or wood density. AGB in these unprotected forest patches was lower than in the nearby protected forests. 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