Extended Data Table 2 Uncertainty in global carbon fluxes from the decomposition of deadwood, determined in a global sensitivity analysis

From: The contribution of insects to global forest deadwood decomposition

  1. Important factors per uncertainty category were selected and allowed to vary simultaneously, resulting in a total of 4,860 analysed combinations. The uncertainty of total annual deadwood carbon released and of the net effect of insects was calculated as the s.d. over all combinations for each factor, with all other factors fixed to their default value. Similarly, the uncertainty per category was calculated over all combinations within a category, with all factors from other categories fixed to the default value. The relative contribution of each factor to overall uncertainty was derived using an ANOVA, estimating the percentage of variance explained for each factor. The contribution at the level of uncertainty categories is the sum of the respective factors in each category. Descriptions are based on refs. 1,3,55,58,70 as indicated. DWD, downed woody debris; SWD, standing woody debris.
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