Comment on "The global tree restoration potential"

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Comment on "The global tree restoration potential". / Veldman, Joseph W.; Aleman, Julie C.; Alvarado, Swanni T. et al.
In: Science, Vol. 366, No. 6463, 7976, 18.10.2019.

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Harvard

Veldman, JW, Aleman, JC, Alvarado, ST, Anderson, TM, Archibald, S, Bond, WJ, Boutton, TW, Buchmann, N, Buisson, E, Canadell, JG, de Sá Dechoum, M, Diaz-Toribio, MH, Durigan, G, Ewel, JJ, Fernandes, GW, Fidelis, A, Fleischman, F, Good, SP, Griffith, DM, Hermann, J-M, Hoffmann, WA, Le Stradic, S, Lehmann, CER, Mahy, G, Nerlekar, AN, Nippert, JB, Noss, RF, Osborne, CP, Overbeck, GE, Parr, CL, Pausas, JG, Pennington, RT, Perring, MP, Putz, FE, Ratnam, J, Sankaran, M, Schmidt, IB, Schmitt, CB, Silveira, FAO, Staver, AC, Stevens, N, Still, CJ, Strömberg, CAE, Temperton, VM, Varner, JM & Zaloumis, NP 2019, 'Comment on "The global tree restoration potential"', Science, vol. 366, no. 6463, 7976. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aay7976

APA

Veldman, J. W., Aleman, J. C., Alvarado, S. T., Anderson, T. M., Archibald, S., Bond, W. J., Boutton, T. W., Buchmann, N., Buisson, E., Canadell, J. G., de Sá Dechoum, M., Diaz-Toribio, M. H., Durigan, G., Ewel, J. J., Fernandes, G. W., Fidelis, A., Fleischman, F., Good, S. P., Griffith, D. M., ... Zaloumis, N. P. (2019). Comment on "The global tree restoration potential". Science, 366(6463), Article 7976. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aay7976

Vancouver

Veldman JW, Aleman JC, Alvarado ST, Anderson TM, Archibald S, Bond WJ et al. Comment on "The global tree restoration potential". Science. 2019 Oct 18;366(6463):7976. doi: 10.1126/science.aay7976

Bibtex

@article{878abe7188af42db875f2e7cc4580cea,
title = "Comment on {"}The global tree restoration potential{"}",
abstract = "Bastin et al.{\textquoteright}s estimate (Reports, 5 July 2019, p. 76) that tree planting for climate change mitigation could sequester 205 gigatonnes of carbon is approximately five times too large. Their analysis inflated soil organic carbon gains, failed to safeguard against warming from trees at high latitudes and elevations, and considered afforestation of savannas, grasslands, and shrublands to be restoration.",
keywords = "Ecosystems Research, Climate change, Restoration, grassland, Organic carbon",
author = "Veldman, {Joseph W.} and Aleman, {Julie C.} and Alvarado, {Swanni T.} and Anderson, {T. Michael} and Sally Archibald and Bond, {William J.} and Boutton, {Thomas W.} and Nina Buchmann and Elise Buisson and Canadell, {Josep G.} and {de S{\'a} Dechoum}, Michele and Diaz-Toribio, {Milton H.} and Giselda Durigan and Ewel, {John J.} and Fernandes, {G. Wilson} and Alessandra Fidelis and Forrest Fleischman and Good, {Stephen P.} and Griffith, {Daniel M.} and Julia-Maria Hermann and Hoffmann, {William A.} and {Le Stradic}, Soizig and Lehmann, {Caroline E. R.} and Gregory Mahy and Nerlekar, {Ashish N.} and Nippert, {Jesse B.} and Noss, {Reed F.} and Osborne, {Colin P.} and Overbeck, {Gerhard E.} and Parr, {Catherine L.} and Pausas, {Juli G.} and Pennington, {R. Toby} and Perring, {Michael P.} and Putz, {Francis E.} and Jayashree Ratnam and Mahesh Sankaran and Schmidt, {Isabel B.} and Schmitt, {Christine B.} and Silveira, {Fernando A. O.} and Staver, {A. Carla} and Nicola Stevens and Still, {Christopher J.} and Str{\"o}mberg, {Caroline A. E.} and Temperton, {Victoria Martine} and Varner, {J. Morgan} and Zaloumis, {Nicholas P.}",
year = "2019",
month = oct,
day = "18",
doi = "10.1126/science.aay7976",
language = "English",
volume = "366",
journal = "Science",
issn = "0036-8075",
publisher = "American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)",
number = "6463",

}

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T1 - Comment on "The global tree restoration potential"

AU - Veldman, Joseph W.

AU - Aleman, Julie C.

AU - Alvarado, Swanni T.

AU - Anderson, T. Michael

AU - Archibald, Sally

AU - Bond, William J.

AU - Boutton, Thomas W.

AU - Buchmann, Nina

AU - Buisson, Elise

AU - Canadell, Josep G.

AU - de Sá Dechoum, Michele

AU - Diaz-Toribio, Milton H.

AU - Durigan, Giselda

AU - Ewel, John J.

AU - Fernandes, G. Wilson

AU - Fidelis, Alessandra

AU - Fleischman, Forrest

AU - Good, Stephen P.

AU - Griffith, Daniel M.

AU - Hermann, Julia-Maria

AU - Hoffmann, William A.

AU - Le Stradic, Soizig

AU - Lehmann, Caroline E. R.

AU - Mahy, Gregory

AU - Nerlekar, Ashish N.

AU - Nippert, Jesse B.

AU - Noss, Reed F.

AU - Osborne, Colin P.

AU - Overbeck, Gerhard E.

AU - Parr, Catherine L.

AU - Pausas, Juli G.

AU - Pennington, R. Toby

AU - Perring, Michael P.

AU - Putz, Francis E.

AU - Ratnam, Jayashree

AU - Sankaran, Mahesh

AU - Schmidt, Isabel B.

AU - Schmitt, Christine B.

AU - Silveira, Fernando A. O.

AU - Staver, A. Carla

AU - Stevens, Nicola

AU - Still, Christopher J.

AU - Strömberg, Caroline A. E.

AU - Temperton, Victoria Martine

AU - Varner, J. Morgan

AU - Zaloumis, Nicholas P.

PY - 2019/10/18

Y1 - 2019/10/18

N2 - Bastin et al.’s estimate (Reports, 5 July 2019, p. 76) that tree planting for climate change mitigation could sequester 205 gigatonnes of carbon is approximately five times too large. Their analysis inflated soil organic carbon gains, failed to safeguard against warming from trees at high latitudes and elevations, and considered afforestation of savannas, grasslands, and shrublands to be restoration.

AB - Bastin et al.’s estimate (Reports, 5 July 2019, p. 76) that tree planting for climate change mitigation could sequester 205 gigatonnes of carbon is approximately five times too large. Their analysis inflated soil organic carbon gains, failed to safeguard against warming from trees at high latitudes and elevations, and considered afforestation of savannas, grasslands, and shrublands to be restoration.

KW - Ecosystems Research

KW - Climate change

KW - Restoration

KW - grassland

KW - Organic carbon

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U2 - 10.1126/science.aay7976

DO - 10.1126/science.aay7976

M3 - Comments / Debate / Reports

C2 - 31624182

VL - 366

JO - Science

JF - Science

SN - 0036-8075

IS - 6463

M1 - 7976

ER -

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