Publications by authors named "Raphael Manlay"
Article Synopsis
- The forest transition framework outlines how forest areas change over time with economic growth, starting with a contraction phase followed by an expansion phase.
- This study analyzed the relationship between forest cover change and ecosystem services in Costa Rica, suggesting that a forest transition may have led to shifts in these services.
- The findings emphasize the importance of examining ecosystem services at different scales, as trends in provisioning and regulating services can vary significantly within different areas of the study region.
Background: A large proportion of the tropical rain forests of central Africa undergo periodic selective logging for timber harvesting. The REDD+ mechanism could promote less intensive logging if revenue from the additional carbon stored in the forest compensates financially for the reduced timber yield.
Results: Carbon stocks, and timber yields, and their associated values, were predicted at the scale of a forest concession in Gabon over a project scenario of 40 yr with reduced logging intensity.