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# Widespread carbon accumulation in mature forests remains underestimated by satellite observations

Ma et al., 2026, Nature Ecology & Evolution — Ecology

Patterns: [Perspectives](https://dsrpevidence.org/pattern/perspectives)

## In short

The study shows that the same forests produce different carbon estimates depending on the observational perspective used to measure them.

## What they found (results)

Satellite observations detected little biomass change, whereas forest inventories and lidar measurements of the same forests revealed substantial annual carbon accumulation.

These researchers were not testing DSRP. The finding is theirs; the correspondence to DSRP is drawn by this site.

[Source](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-026-03151-w)