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The Tervuren xylarium Wood Density Database (TWDD)

William W. M. Verbiest Pauline Hicter Hans Beeckman Daniel Wallenus Bhély Angoboy Ilondea +32 lainnya

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Abstract Wood density is a key plant property, indispensable for estimating forest biomass. Yet, despite tropical regions’ substantial contributions to global tree diversity and carbon cycling, they remain underrepresented in wood density datasets such as the CIRAD and Global Wood Density Database (GWDD). To address this gap, we present the ‘Tervuren xylarium Wood Density Database’ (TWDD), containing 13,332 samples from 2,994 species, 1,022 genera, and 156 plant families across six continents (72% from Africa). TWDD offers direct measurements of oven-dry (oven-dry mass/oven-dry volume, all samples), air-dry (air-dry mass/air-dry volume, 6,408 samples), green (green mass/green volume, 1,657 samples), and basic wood density (oven-dry mass/green volume, 1,686 samples). Basic density was estimated for the remaining 11,646 samples via conversion from oven-dry density. TWDD closes a substantial wood density data gap, especially in Africa, adding 1,164 new species, 160 new genera, and 8 new plant families not included in GWDD or CIRAD datasets. The TWDD provides a critical resource for advancing research on forest community dynamics, ecosystem functioning, carbon cycling, and trait-based ecology worldwide.

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Penulis (37)

William W. M. Verbiest

Pauline Hicter

Hans Beeckman

Daniel Wallenus

Bhély Angoboy Ilondea

Jean-François Bastin

Marijn Bauters

Jérôme Chave

Ruben De Blaere

Thalès de Hauleville

Tom De Mil

Maaike de Ridder

Cécile De Troyer

Corneille E. N. Ewango

Adeline Fayolle

Anais Gorel

Fabian Jörg Fischer

Begüm Kaçamak

Christien Kimbuluma

Nestor K. Luambua

Félix Laurent

Kévin Liévens

Jean-Remy Makana

François Malaisse

Mbusa Wasukundi

Michael Monnoye

Alfred Ngomanda

Franck Rodrigue Olouo Ambounda

Benjamin Toirambe

Cédric Otepa

Joris Van Acker

Bes Van den Abbeele

Jan Van den Bulcke

Blanca Van Houtte Alonso

Thierry Wankana

Brice Yannick Djiofack

Wannes Hubau

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Verbiest, W.W.M., Hicter, P., Beeckman, H., Wallenus, D., Ilondea, B.A., Bastin, J. et al. (2026). The Tervuren xylarium Wood Density Database (TWDD). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-026-06563-2

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Tahun Terbit: 2026
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.1038/s41597-026-06563-2
Akses: Open Access ✓