Figure 4
From: High-fidelity national carbon mapping for resource management and REDD+
The mark of more than a century of land development in Panama, contrasted with forest conservation within the area of the canal. The canal area (center panel) contains some old-growth forests such as on a portion of Barro Colorado Island (BCI), with carbon stocks > 100 Mg C ha-1, and extensive areas of mature secondary forests with carbon stocks nearly as high. To the northeast and southwest of the canal area, carbon stocks are greatly suppressed due to land-use change, particularly on the Pacific side near Panama City.