Tree carbon fluxes and stocks in West African cocoa plantations

The study was conducted at 15 sites across Côte d’Ivoire, covering a
South-North climate and vegetation gradient from evergreen to
semi-deciduous forests. These sites were selected to represent varying
cocoa field characteristics, including structural complexity (ranging from
monocultures to agroforests), cocoa field age (young to mature), and cocoa
tree productivity (low to high). Each site had 10 cocoa plots, ranging
from 0.3 to 5 hectares. The carbon stocks of all trees, including remnant,
spontaneous, and planted trees, have been estimated using the BIOMASS R
package. This tool provides a robust and widely accepted methodology for
calculating tree biomass and carbon stocks, ensuring accurate and reliable
estimates for this dataset.