Measuring tropical forest carbon allocation and cycling

A RAINFOR-GEM field manual for intensive census plots (v3.0) A complete description of the field methods used across the RAINFOR-GEM network of forest census plots, including initial plot set-up and ongoing measurement of ecosystem carbon components including above-ground live biomass, litter, roots, woody debris and various forms of CO2 efflux. See http://gem.tropicalforests.ox.ac.uk/page/resources/ and http://www.tobymarthews.com/rainfor-gem-manual-v30.html for further information. Data was collected 2011 to 2014