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de Andrade Nunes JP, Asensio LAB, Sfair JC, Chaves RB, de Sousa JB, da Costa Vieira IK, de Oliveira Furtado de Souza L, Baldauf C. The impact of grazing on biodiversity and forest succession in the Brazilian dry forest region is constrained by non-equilibrium dynamics. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 946:174549. [PMID: 38972415 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2024] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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The impacts of grazing on rangelands have historically been studied within the framework of the equilibrium model, which predicts significant impacts of grazing on ecosystems. However, in recent decades, studies have observed a non-equilibrium pattern, suggesting that abiotic factors play a primary role compared to grazing. These studies are primarily focused on rangelands, despite animal husbandry occurring in other biomes, such as seasonally dry tropical forests. Our study examines the influence of goat grazing on biodiversity and forest succession in the Brazilian dry forest (Caatinga). Considering its high interannual precipitation variability, we hypothesize a response that aligns with the non-equilibrium paradigm. We established a gradient of grazing intensity and history in areas at different stages of vegetation succession. A survey of tree - shrub and herbaceous species was conducted at each site and the biomass of both strata was quantified. Linear mixed models and Permanova were employed to assess differences in richness, composition, structure, and biomass among the areas. Our results suggest that grazing (history and intensity) and forest fallow age did not affect species richness, but only species composition. Low and high grazing intensity drive ecosystems toward similar compositions, which align with the non-equilibrium model predictions. Biomass in the herbaceous layer remained unaffected by grazing history, intensity, or forest fallow age, whereas woody biomass was influenced by grazing intensity in older forest fallows. Although trees in low-intensity grazing sites were significantly taller compared to those in other levels, overall, grazing did not disrupt the natural succession process. Older forest fallows exhibited greater diversity and higher basal area compared to new forest fallows, irrespective of grazing intensity. Our findings suggest that: a) grazing has minimal effects on biodiversity and biomass due to non-equilibrium dynamics, and b) with appropriate management, grazing can coexist with the conservation of the Caatinga.
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- João Paulo de Andrade Nunes
- Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Laboratório de Etnoecologia e Biodiversidade, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Av. Francisco Mota, 572 - Bairro Costa e Silva, Mossoró, RN 59.625-900, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Agraria y del Medio Natural, Escuela Politécnica Superior de Ingeniería - Sección Agraria, Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Carretera de Geneto nº2, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Tenerife), Spain.
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- Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE), Faculdade de Educação de Itapipoca, Av. Monsenhor Tabosa, s/n° - Coqueiros Itapipoca-CE, Itapipoca, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Laboratório de Etnoecologia e Biodiversidade, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Av. Francisco Mota, 572 - Bairro Costa e Silva, Mossoró, RN 59.625-900, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Laboratório de Etnoecologia e Biodiversidade, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Av. Francisco Mota, 572 - Bairro Costa e Silva, Mossoró, RN 59.625-900, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Laboratório de Etnoecologia e Biodiversidade, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Av. Francisco Mota, 572 - Bairro Costa e Silva, Mossoró, RN 59.625-900, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Departamento de Biociências, Laboratório de Etnoecologia e Biodiversidade, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Av. Francisco Mota, 572 - Bairro Costa e Silva, Mossoró, RN 59.625-900, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Departamento de Biociências, Laboratório de Etnoecologia e Biodiversidade, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Av. Francisco Mota, 572 - Bairro Costa e Silva, Mossoró, RN 59.625-900, Brazil.
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Clifton B, Ghezzehei TA, Viers JH. Carbon stock quantification in a floodplain restoration chronosequence along a Mediterranean-montane riparian corridor. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 946:173829. [PMID: 38857806 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
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Uncertainty in the global carbon (C) budget has been reduced for most stocks, though it remains incomplete by not considering aquatic and transitional zone carbon stocks. A key issue preventing such complete accounting is a lack of available C data within these aquatic and aquatic-terrestrial transitional ecosystems. Concurrently, quantifiable results produced by restoration practices that explicitly target C stock accumulation and sequestration remain inconsistent or undocumented. To support a more complete carbon budget and identify impacts on C stock accumulation from restoration treatment actions, we investigated C stock values in a Mediterranean-montane riparian floodplain system in California, USA. We quantified the C stock in aboveground biomass, large wood, and litter in addition to the C and total nitrogen in the upper soil profile (5 cm) across 23 unique restoration treatments and remnant old-growth forests. Treatments span 40 years of restoration actions along seven river kilometers of the Cosumnes River, and include process-based (limited intervention), assisted (horticultural planting and other intensive restoration activities), hybrid (a combination of process and assisted actions), and remnant (old-growth forests that were not created with restoration actions) sites. Total C values measured up to 1100 Mg ha-1 and averaged 129 Mg ha-1 with biomass contributing the most to individual plot measurements. From 2012 to 2020, biomass C stock measurements showed an average 32 Mg ha-1 increase across all treatments, though treatment specific values varied. While remnant forest plots held the highest average C values across all stocks (336 Mg ha-1), C values of different stocks varied across treatment type. Process-based restoration treatments held more average biomass C (120 Mg ha-1) than hybrid (23 Mg ha-1) or assisted restoration treatments (50 Mg ha-1), while assisted restoration treatments held more average total C in soil and litter (58 Mg ha-1) than hybrid (35 Mg ha-1) and process-based restoration treatments (37 Mg ha-1). Regardless of treatment type, time was a significant factor for all C stock values. These findings support a more inclusive global carbon budget and provide valuable insight into restoration treatment actions that support C stock accumulation.
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- Britne Clifton
- Environmental Systems, UC Merced, 5200 Lake Rd Merced, CA 95343.
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- Environmental Systems, UC Merced, 5200 Lake Rd Merced, CA 95343; School of Natural Sciences, UC Merced, 5200 Lake Rd Merced, CA 95343
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- Environmental Systems, UC Merced, 5200 Lake Rd Merced, CA 95343; School of Engineering, UC Merced, 5200 Lake Rd Merced, CA 95343
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Velasco N, Diaz PJ. Potential model of Scalesia pedunculata carbon sequestration through restoration efforts in agricultural fields of Galapagos. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0302680. [PMID: 38753896 PMCID: PMC11098518 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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Scalesia pendunculata Hook.f. is the dominant tree in several highlands' areas of the Galapagos Archipelago, yet in inhabited islands the conversion to agricultural fields has reduced its cover. The transition to agroforestry systems including the species shows promising scenarios to restore its cover and to provide ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration. Here, based on field gathered data, we model the potential contribution of S. pedunculata stands in the carbon sequestration of Galapagos. Between 2013-2021, 426 S. pedunculata seedlings were planted in the highlands of Santa Cruz and Floreana islands using several restoration technologies, and their height and survival were monitored every three months. A sub-sample of 276 trees alive since 2020 was used to estimate the DBH based on plant age and height. Based on scientific literature, biomass and carbon content were estimated across time. The final modelling included the density of plants in the restoration sites, estimated DBH, potential survival by restoration treatment, and a Brownian noise to add stochastic events. Overall, survival of S. pedunculata was high in control and slightly increased by most restoration treatments. A stand of 530 trees/ha was projected to sequester ~21 Mg C/ha in 10 years. If this is replicated over all Galapagos coffee production would contribute to the reduction of -1.062% of the Galapagos carbon footprint for the same period. This study adds to compiling benefits of restoring Galapagos flora.
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- Nicolás Velasco
- Charles Darwin Research Station, Charles Darwin Foundation, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador
- Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Charles Darwin Research Station, Charles Darwin Foundation, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador
- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain
- IUCN SSC Galapagos Plant Specialist Group, Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, 200102, Ecuador
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Van Shaik T, Doraisami M, Martin AR. Carbon fractions in wood for estimating embodied carbon in the built environment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 921:171095. [PMID: 38401732 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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Determining wood carbon (C) fractions (CFs)-or the concentration of elemental C in wood on a per unit mass basis-in harvested wood products (HWP) is vital for accurately accounting embodied C in the built environment. Most estimates of embodied C assume that all wood-based building material is comprised of 50 % C on a per mass basis: an erroneous assumption that emerges from the literature on tree- and forest-scale C estimation, which has been shown to lead to substantial errors in C accounting. Here, we use published wood CF data from live trees, alongside laboratory analyses of sawn lumber, to quantify generalizable wood CFs for HWPs. Wood CFs in lumber average 51.7 %, deviating significantly from a 50 % default wood CF, as well as from CFs in live wood globally (which average 47.6 % across all species, and 47.1 % in tree species not typically employed in construction). Additionally, the volatile CF in lumber-i.e., the quantity of C lost upon heating of wood samples, but often overlooked in C accounting-is lower than the volatile CF in live wood, but significantly >0 % suggesting that industrial lumber drying processes remove some, but not all, of volatile C-based compounds. Our results demonstrate that empirically-supported wood CFs for construction material can correct meaningful systematic biases when estimating C storage in the built environment.
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- Thomas Van Shaik
- Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Scarborough, ON, Canada
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- Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Scarborough, ON, Canada
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- Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Scarborough, ON, Canada.
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Gao L, Wu Q, Qiu J, Mei Y, Yao Y, Meng L, Liu P. The impact of wind energy on plant biomass production in China. Sci Rep 2023; 13:22366. [PMID: 38102187 PMCID: PMC10724281 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-49650-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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Global wind power expansion raises concerns about its potential impact on plant biomass production (PBP). Using a high-dimensional fixed effects model, this study reveals significant PBP reduction due to wind farm construction based on 2404 wind farms, 108,361 wind turbines, and 7,904,352 PBP observations during 2000-2022 in China. Within a 1-10 km buffer, the normalized differential vegetation and enhanced vegetation indices decrease from 0.0097 to 0.0045 and 0.0075 to 0.0028, respectively. Similarly, absorbed photosynthetically active radiation and gross primary productivity decline from 0.0094 to 0.0034% and 0.0003-0.0002 g*C/m2 within a 1-7 km buffer. Adverse effects last over three years, magnified in summer and autumn, and are more pronounced at lower altitudes and in plains. Forest carbon sinks decrease by 12,034 tons within a 0-20 km radius, causing an average economic loss of $1.81 million per wind farm. Our findings underscore the balanced mitigation strategies for renewable energy transition when transiting from fossil fuels.
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- Li Gao
- School of Economics and Management, China University of Petroleum Beijing, Beijing, 102249, People's Republic of China
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- Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- School of Economics and Management, China University of Petroleum Beijing, Beijing, 102249, People's Republic of China
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- School of Applied Economics, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Economics and Management, China University of Petroleum Beijing, Beijing, 102249, People's Republic of China
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- School of Economics and The Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental and Natural Resources Economics, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, 02881, USA
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Bansal S, Creed IF, Tangen BA, Bridgham SD, Desai AR, Krauss KW, Neubauer SC, Noe GB, Rosenberry DO, Trettin C, Wickland KP, Allen ST, Arias-Ortiz A, Armitage AR, Baldocchi D, Banerjee K, Bastviken D, Berg P, Bogard MJ, Chow AT, Conner WH, Craft C, Creamer C, DelSontro T, Duberstein JA, Eagle M, Fennessy MS, Finkelstein SA, Göckede M, Grunwald S, Halabisky M, Herbert E, Jahangir MMR, Johnson OF, Jones MC, Kelleway JJ, Knox S, Kroeger KD, Kuehn KA, Lobb D, Loder AL, Ma S, Maher DT, McNicol G, Meier J, Middleton BA, Mills C, Mistry P, Mitra A, Mobilian C, Nahlik AM, Newman S, O’Connell JL, Oikawa P, van der Burg MP, Schutte CA, Song C, Stagg CL, Turner J, Vargas R, Waldrop MP, Wallin MB, Wang ZA, Ward EJ, Willard DA, Yarwood S, Zhu X. Practical Guide to Measuring Wetland Carbon Pools and Fluxes. WETLANDS (WILMINGTON, N.C.) 2023; 43:105. [PMID: 38037553 PMCID: PMC10684704 DOI: 10.1007/s13157-023-01722-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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Wetlands cover a small portion of the world, but have disproportionate influence on global carbon (C) sequestration, carbon dioxide and methane emissions, and aquatic C fluxes. However, the underlying biogeochemical processes that affect wetland C pools and fluxes are complex and dynamic, making measurements of wetland C challenging. Over decades of research, many observational, experimental, and analytical approaches have been developed to understand and quantify pools and fluxes of wetland C. Sampling approaches range in their representation of wetland C from short to long timeframes and local to landscape spatial scales. This review summarizes common and cutting-edge methodological approaches for quantifying wetland C pools and fluxes. We first define each of the major C pools and fluxes and provide rationale for their importance to wetland C dynamics. For each approach, we clarify what component of wetland C is measured and its spatial and temporal representativeness and constraints. We describe practical considerations for each approach, such as where and when an approach is typically used, who can conduct the measurements (expertise, training requirements), and how approaches are conducted, including considerations on equipment complexity and costs. Finally, we review key covariates and ancillary measurements that enhance the interpretation of findings and facilitate model development. The protocols that we describe to measure soil, water, vegetation, and gases are also relevant for related disciplines such as ecology. Improved quality and consistency of data collection and reporting across studies will help reduce global uncertainties and develop management strategies to use wetlands as nature-based climate solutions. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13157-023-01722-2.
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- Sheel Bansal
- U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, ND USA
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- Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON Canada
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, ND USA
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- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR USA
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- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Lafayette, LA USA
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- Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Reston, VA USA
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- U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Davis, CA USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Denver, CO USA
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV USA
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- Ecosystem Science Division, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA USA
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- Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA USA
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- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation of Natural Resources, Central University of Odisha, Koraput, Odisha India
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- Department of Thematic Studies – Environmental Change, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB Canada
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- Earth and Environmental Sciences Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR China
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- Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science, Clemson University, Georgetown, SC USA
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- O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Minerals, Energy and Geophysics Science Center, Menlo Park, CA USA
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON Canada
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- Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science, Clemson University, Georgetown, SC USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Coastal & Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA USA
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- Department for Biogeochemical Signals, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany
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- Soil, Water and Ecosystem Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA
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- School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, ND USA
- Departments of Biology and Environmental Studies, Kent State University, Kent, OH USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Reston, VA USA
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- School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences and Environmental Futures Research Centre, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW Australia
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- Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Coastal & Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA USA
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- School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS USA
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- Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB Canada
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- Department of Geography, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada
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- School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK Canada
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW Australia
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, ND USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Lafayette, LA USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver, CO USA
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- School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK Canada
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- Department of Marine Science, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal India
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- O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN USA
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- Office of Research and Development, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessments, Pacific Ecological Systems Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, OR USA
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- South Florida Water Management District, Everglades Systems Assessment Section, West Palm Beach, FL USA
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- Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO USA
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, CA USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, ND USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ USA
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Lafayette, LA USA
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- Freshwater and Marine Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI USA
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Minerals, Energy and Geophysics Science Center, Menlo Park, CA USA
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- Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Lafayette, LA USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Reston, VA USA
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- Environmental Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD USA
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- Key Laboratory of Songliao Aquatic Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin Jianzhu University, Changchun, China
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Biffi S, Chapman PJ, Grayson RP, Ziv G. Planting hedgerows: Biomass carbon sequestration and contribution towards net-zero targets. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 892:164482. [PMID: 37257619 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Agroforestry practices, such as hedgerow planting, are widely encouraged for climate change mitigation and there is an urgent need to assess their contribution to national 'net-zero' targets. This study examined the impact that planting hedgerows at different rates could make to UK net-zero goals over the next 40 years, with a focus on 2050. We analysed the carbon (C) content of native hedgerow species and determined hedge aboveground biomass (AGB) C stock via destructive sampling of hedges of known ages. AGB C stocks ranged from 8.34 Mg C ha-1 in the youngest hedges, to 40.42 Mg C ha-1 in old ones. Knowing the age of the hedgerows, we calculated their annual average AGB C sequestration rate, which was highest in young hedges (2.09 Mg C ha-1 yr-1), and lowest in 39 year old mature, regularly trimmed hedgerows (0.86 Mg C ha-1 yr-1). We present a time series of the annual AGB C sequestration rate change between hedge age categories, which increases from 2.09 Mg C ha-1 yr-1 in the first 6 years after planting, to 2.26 Mg C ha-1 yr-1 in the next 6 years, and then decreases to 0.43 Mg C ha-1 yr-1 between years 13 and 40. Our results indicate that, if encouraged widely, hedgerow planting can be a valuable tool for atmospheric CO2 capture and storage, contributing towards net-zero targets. However, current planting rates (1778.8 km yr-1) are too low to reach the net-zero goal set by the UK Climate Change Committee of increasing hedgerow length by 40 % by 2050. An increased planting rate of 7148.1 km yr-1 will achieve this goal by 2050, and, over 40 years, store 3.41 Tg CO2 in hedge AGB, or 10.13 Tg CO2 in hedge total biomass and in the soil, annually offsetting 1.5 %-4.5 % of UK annual agricultural CO2 emissions.
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- Sofia Biffi
- University of Leeds, School of Geography, Seminary St, Woodhouse, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
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- University of Leeds, School of Geography, Seminary St, Woodhouse, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- University of Leeds, School of Geography, Seminary St, Woodhouse, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- University of Leeds, School of Geography, Seminary St, Woodhouse, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Aurell J, Gullett B, Grier G, Holder A, George I. Seasonal Emission Factors from Rangeland Prescribed Burns in the Kansas Flint Hills Grasslands. ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT (OXFORD, ENGLAND : 1994) 2023; 304:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2023.119769. [PMID: 37388538 PMCID: PMC10302544 DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2023.119769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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Operational-sized prescribed grassland burns at three mid-West U.S. locations and ten 1-ha-sized prescribed grassland burns were conducted in the Flint Hills of Kansas to determine emission factors and their potential seasonal effects. Ground-, aerostat-, and unmanned aircraft system-based platforms were used to sample plume emissions for a range of gaseous and particulate pollutants. The ten co-located, 1-ha-sized plots allowed for testing five plots in the spring and five in the late summer, allowing for control of vegetation type, biomass loading, climate history, and land use. The operational-sized burns provided a range of conditions under which to determine emission factors relevant to the Flint Hills grasslands. The 1-ha plots showed that emission factors for pollutants such as PM2.5 and BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene) were higher during the late summer than during the traditional spring burn season. This is likely due to increased biomass density and fuel moisture in the growing season biomass resulting in reduced combustion efficiency.
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- Johanna Aurell
- University of Dayton Research Institute, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469, USA
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219, USA
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
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Rius BF, Filho JPD, Fleischer K, Hofhansl F, Blanco CC, Rammig A, Domingues TF, Lapola DM. Higher functional diversity improves modeling of Amazon forest carbon storage. Ecol Modell 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2023.110323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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Araujo ECG, Sanquetta CR, Dalla Corte AP, Pelissari AL, Orso GA, Silva TC. Global review and state-of-the-art of biomass and carbon stock in the Amazon. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 331:117251. [PMID: 36657202 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Understanding how studies have been carried out in the region helps to understand the Amazon rainforest potential in mitigating climate change. In addition, evaluating scientific production is essential to verify the main methods and places researched. Thus, this study objective was to build an overview and identify the main gaps regarding research related to biomass and carbon stocks with the coverage limit of the Amazon rainforest. Therefore, an analysis of the publications indexed in the Scopus database was developed until 2020, performing a bibliometric analysis and a systematic and state-of-the-art review. Initially 2042 publications were obtained, of which 786 met the inclusion criteria. The first work indexed in the Scopus database related to the theme was published in 1982. Over time, it was possible to observe an increasing behavior in relation to the interest in the theme. Natural environments were the most researched and change in the land use and occupation of the Amazon Rainforest is still poorly evaluated. Brazil is the country with the highest number of studies, followed by Peru and Colombia. Guyana and Suriname appear as possible scientific gaps and potential environments to be studied. Studies preferentially explore the biomass carbon, with the soil being little evaluated when compared to the total amount of papers found. When observing only the biomass studies, the aboveground biomass is the most evaluated, while the roots and necromass are little studied. The main variables used in biomass equations were diameter at 1.3 m above ground and total tree height. The biomass to carbon conversion factor has been widely used, but it can generate unreliable results. It is recommended to carry out local assessments of the carbon content, especially using the dry combustion method, which generates less waste, with more precise results and shorter execution time of the analyses. Such assessments present values for the location that can avoid false or misinterpretations of the biomass and carbon stocks in the Amazon Rainforest.
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- Emmanoella Costa Guaraná Araujo
- Forest Sciences Department, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Forest Engineering Academic Department, Federal University of Rondônia, Rolim de Moura, Rondônia, Brazil.
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- Forest Engineering and Technology Department, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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Terra MCNS, Nunes MH, Souza CR, Ferreira GWD, Prado-Junior JAD, Rezende VL, Maciel R, Mantovani V, Rodrigues A, Morais VA, Scolforo JRS, Mello JMD. The inverted forest: Aboveground and notably large belowground carbon stocks and their drivers in Brazilian savannas. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 867:161320. [PMID: 36603629 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Savannas contribute to ca. 30 % of the total terrestrial net primary productivity and are responsible for significant carbon storage. Savannas in South America are mostly found within the Cerrado Domain, which is very threatened and presents remarkable carbon pools. Herein, we used a unique dataset of 21 Cerrado sites spanning 144 permanent field plots in Southeastern Brazil to assess the general patterns of above and belowground carbon stocks. We identified the main environmental and tree diversity drivers of aboveground wood carbon and productivity, belowground carbon stocks (roots and soil), carbon ratios (root:shoot and above:below) and total carbon stocks in the Cerrado through a combination of climatic estimates, fire frequency data, field measurements of vegetation, roots, soil carbon, nutrients and texture, and assessment of different components of diversity (species, functional and phylogenetic). Our findings reveal average aboveground, root, and soil carbon stocks of 20.4, 14.24, and 123.13 Mg.ha-1, respectively. Average Root:Shoot and Above:Below confirm the "inverted forest" concept with values of 1.58 and 0.21, respectively. Total carbon was 145.62 Mg.ha-1, reinforcing the great amount of carbon storage in the Cerrado and its role in the carbon cycle and dynamics. Tree diversity variables (mainly species diversity and functional composition variables) had more significant effects over aboveground variables, whereas environmental variables had more significant effects over belowground variables. Ratios and total carbon mixed up these effects. The impressive values of carbon storage, especially belowground, point out the need to better manage and protect the Cerrado. Moreover, our findings might be particularly relevant for discussions on restoration programs focused on the trees-for‑carbon idea that do not consider species diversity and belowground carbon stocks.
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- Marcela C N S Terra
- Department of Forest Science, Federal University of Lavras, Campus Universitário, Campus Box 3037, 37200-900 Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00014, Finland
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- Department of Forest Science, Federal University of Lavras, Campus Universitário, Campus Box 3037, 37200-900 Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80525, USA
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- Institute of Biology, Federal University of Uberlandia, 38400-902 Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia Aplicada, Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG CEP 37200-900, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de Brasilia, 70910900 Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Water Resources Department, Federal University of Lavras, Campus Universitário, Campus Box 3037, 37200-900 Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Water Resources Department, Federal University of Lavras, Campus Universitário, Campus Box 3037, 37200-900 Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Mato Grosso State University, Av. Perimetral Deputado Rogério Silva, C.P. 324, Alta Floresta, MT 78580-000, Brazil
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- Department of Forest Science, Federal University of Lavras, Campus Universitário, Campus Box 3037, 37200-900 Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Forest Science, Federal University of Lavras, Campus Universitário, Campus Box 3037, 37200-900 Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Weygint WA, Eitel JUH, Maguire AJ, Vierling LA, Johnson DM, Campbell CS, Griffin KL. Leaf temperatures and environmental conditions predict daily stem radial variations in a temperate coniferous forest. Ecosphere 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
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- William A. Weygint
- McCall Field Campus University of Idaho McCall Idaho USA
- Department of Natural Resources and Society University of Idaho Moscow Idaho USA
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- McCall Field Campus University of Idaho McCall Idaho USA
- Department of Natural Resources and Society University of Idaho Moscow Idaho USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena California USA
- Conservation Science Partners, Inc. Truckee California USA
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- Department of Natural Resources and Society University of Idaho Moscow Idaho USA
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- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources University of Georgia Athens Georgia USA
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology Columbia University New York New York USA
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Columbia University Palisades New York USA
- Lamont‐Doherty Earth Observatory Columbia University Palisades New York USA
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Zekeng JC, van der Sande MT, Fobane JL, Mphinyane WN, Sebego R, Ebanga PA, Mbolo MM. Environmental, structural, and taxonomic diversity factors drive aboveground carbon stocks in semi‐deciduous tropical rainforest strata in Cameroon. Afr J Ecol 2023. [DOI: 10.1111/aje.13099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Jules Christian Zekeng
- Department of Plant Biology Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde I Yaounde Cameroon
- Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science University of Botswana Gaborone Botswana
- Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resources Management Network (CSNRM‐Net) Yaounde Cameroon
- Oliver R. Tambo Research Chair Initiative (ORTARChI) of Environment and Development Copperbelt University Kitwe Zambia
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- Department of Biological Sciences Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne Florida USA
- Institute for Biodiversity & Ecosystem Dynamics University of Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
- Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group Wageningen University and Research Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Higher Teachers' Training College University of Yaounde I Yaounde Cameroon
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- Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science University of Botswana Gaborone Botswana
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- Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science University of Botswana Gaborone Botswana
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- Department of Plant Biology Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde I Yaounde Cameroon
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- Department of Plant Biology Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde I Yaounde Cameroon
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Response of woody vegetation to bush thinning on freehold farmlands in north-central Namibia. Sci Rep 2023; 13:297. [PMID: 36609510 PMCID: PMC9822995 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26639-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Bush encroachment affects much of the Namibian woodland landscape, causing significant loss of open savannah habitat and farm profits. Thinning of the trees/shrubs is recommended; however, research is required to identify the overall efficacy and effects of this method on the woodland habitat. We aimed to examine the effect of the thinning strategy applied on the vegetation structure of encroaching tree/shrub species, as well as the sighting lines of the habitat. Vegetation surveys were done on three freehold farms in north-central Namibia. The study utilised a combination of a blocked and split-plot study design: each block consisted of a pair of thinned and non-thinned plots with multiple subplots. Thinned plots had been manually thinned, with a post-thinning age of three years or more. Results revealed that tree/shrub abundance differed between species; thinned areas had the least abundance and overall species-treatment interactions were significant. Thinning caused a significant reduction in overall tree/shrub densities, settling within the recommended range for the area. Thinning also significantly reduced the average tree/shrub height, canopy area, medium-sized trees/shrubs, and increased sighting lines. This confirms a bush encroachment mitigation strategy that favours grass cover, and wildlife that rely on longer sighting lines for safety or when hunting.
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Larysch E, Stangler DF, Puhlmann H, Rathgeber CBK, Seifert T, Kahle HP. The 2018 hot drought pushed conifer wood formation to the limit of its plasticity: Consequences for woody biomass production and tree ring structure. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2022; 24:1171-1185. [PMID: 35277910 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Hot droughts are expected to increase in Europe and disturb forest ecosystem functioning. Wood formation of trees has the potential to adapt to those events by compensatory mechanisms between the rates and durations of tracheid differentiation to form the typical pattern of vital wood anatomical structures. We monitored xylogenesis and measured wood anatomy of mature silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) trees along an elevational gradient in the Black Forest during the hot drought year of 2018. We assessed the kinetics of tracheid differentiation and the final tracheid dimensions and quantified the relationship between rates and durations of cell differentiation over the growing season. Cell differentiation kinetics were decoupled, and temperature and water availability signals were imprinted in the tree ring structure. The sudden decline in woody biomass production provided evidence for a disruption in carbon sequestration processes due to heat and drought stress. Growth processes of Scots pine (pioneer species) were mainly affected by the spring drought, whereas silver fir (climax species) growth processes were more disturbed by the summer drought. Our study provides novel insights on the plasticity of wood formation and carbon allocation in temperate conifer tree species in response to extreme climatic events.
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- E Larysch
- Chair of Forest Growth and Dendroecology, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany
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- Chair of Forest Growth and Dendroecology, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Soil and Environment, Forest Research Institute Baden-Württemberg, Freiburg, Germany
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- INRAE, SILVA, Université de Lorraine, AgroParisTech, Nancy, France
- Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Chair of Forest Growth and Dendroecology, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany
- Department of Forest and Wood Science, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa
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- Chair of Forest Growth and Dendroecology, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany
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Stangler DF, Miller TW, Honer H, Larysch E, Puhlmann H, Seifert T, Kahle HP. Multivariate drought stress response of Norway spruce, silver fir and Douglas fir along elevational gradients in Southwestern Germany. Front Ecol Evol 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.907492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The conifer tree species Norway spruce (Picea abies), silver fir (Abies alba) and Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) are important elements in tree species composition and forest management of Central European forests, but their potential to thrive under anticipated climatic changes is still debated controversially. This study contributes a multivariate analysis of resilience components based on increment cores sampled at breast height of Norway spruce, silver fir and Douglas fir trees growing along elevational gradients in Southwestern Germany. We aimed to gain novel insights into the species-specific and elevational response of tree growth and wood density variables during the extreme drought events of the years 2003 and 2018. Our results for Norway spruce corroborate projections of its ongoing decline during climate change as the reductions of wood density and biomass production indicated high drought sensitivity at all elevations. Moreover, resilience indices of mean tree-ring density, maximum latewood density, tree-ring width and biomass production were even lower after the drought of 2018 compared to the previous drought of 2003. Silver fir, a potential substitute tree species for Norway spruce, showed unexpected results with resistance and resilience indices being significantly lower in 2018 compared to 2003 indicating that silver fir might be more vulnerable to drought than previously expected, especially at low elevations. In contrast, the superior growth rates and higher levels of drought tolerance of Douglas fir were especially pronounced during the drought of 2018 and visible across the entire elevational gradient, even though high coning intensity was present for all investigated tree species as a possible confounding factor to exacerbate the drought stress effects in the study region.
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Chaudhury G, Darji CB, Basumatari M, Dutta G, Devi A, Bharadwaj N. Stand structure, biomass and carbon stock along disturbance gradients in differently managed tropical forests of Assam, northeast India. TREES, FORESTS AND PEOPLE 2022; 9:100296. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tfp.2022.100296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/19/2023]
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Thripob P, Fortunel C, Réjou‐Méchain M, Nathalang A, Chanthorn W. Size‐dependent intraspecific variation in wood traits has little impact on aboveground carbon estimates in a tropical forest landscape. Funct Ecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.14124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Patcharapan Thripob
- Department of Environmental Technology and Management, Faculty of Environment Kasetsart University 50 Ngamwongwan Road, Jatujak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand
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- AMAP Université de Montpellier CIRAD, CNRS, INRAE, IRD Montpellier France
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- National Biobank of Thailand, National Science and Technology Development Agency Pathum Thani 12120 Thailand
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- Department of Environmental Technology and Management, Faculty of Environment Kasetsart University 50 Ngamwongwan Road, Jatujak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand
- Department of Ecological Modelling, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ, 04318 Leipzig Germany
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A global database of woody tissue carbon concentrations. Sci Data 2022. [PMCID: PMC9184483 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-022-01396-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Woody tissue carbon (C) concentration is a key wood trait necessary for accurately estimating forest C stocks and fluxes, which also varies widely across species and biomes. However, coarse approximations of woody tissue C (e.g., 50%) remain commonplace in forest C estimation and reporting protocols, despite leading to substantial errors in forest C estimates. Here, we describe the Global Woody Tissue Carbon Concentration Database (GLOWCAD): a database containing 3,676 individual records of woody tissue C concentrations from 864 tree species. Woody tissue C concentration data—i.e., the mass of C per unit dry mass—were obtained from live and dead woody tissues from 130 peer-reviewed sources published between 1980–2020. Auxiliary data for each observation include tissue type, as well as decay class and size characteristics for dead wood. In GLOWCAD, 1,242 data points are associated with geographic coordinates, and are therefore presented alongside 46 standardized bioclimatic variables extracted from climate databases. GLOWCAD represents the largest available woody tissue C concentration database, and informs studies on forest C estimation, as well as analyses evaluating the extent, causes, and consequences of inter- and intraspecific variation in wood chemical traits. Measurement(s) | wood carbon concentrations | Technology Type(s) | elemental analyzer | Factor Type(s) | species | Sample Characteristic - Organism | Plant | Sample Characteristic - Environment | terrestrial biome | Sample Characteristic - Location | Globe |
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Assessment of Forest Wood and Carbon Stock at the Stand Level: First Results of a Modeling Approach for an Italian Case Study Area of the Central Alps. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14073898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Models for carbon (C) stock assessment are widely applied in forest science, and mainly differ according to the scale of application, the required data, and the objectives for their implementation. This work presents the methodology implemented into the second version of an empirical model, WOody biomass and Carbon ASsessment (WOCAS v2), that uses the data of forest management plans (FMP) to calculate the mass of wood (t∙year−1 of dry matter, DM) and C (t∙year−1 C) at the stand level and from the year in which the FMPs came into force until a predefined reference year, for an Italian Case Study Area of Central Alps. The mass of wood and C are computed for (i) aboveground wood biomass (AWB), (ii) belowground wood biomass (BWB), and (iii) dead organic matter (DOM; i.e., dead wood and litter) according to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines. WOCAS v2 was tested for the first time for 2019 public forest stands (3.67 × 104 ha) of Valle Camonica for the period 1984–2018. Results showed that, in 2018 and at the landscape level, the total living wood biomass (TLB; AWB + BWB) reached 5.35∙106 t DM. TLB yield (t·ha−1·year−1 DM) ranged from 44.72 ± 44.42 t·ha−1·year−1 DM (1984) to 145.49 ± 70.76 t·ha−1·year−1 DM (2018). In the same year, DOM amounted to 6.12∙105 t DM, ranging from 8.28 ± 7.79 t·ha−1·year−1 DM (1989) to 17.11 ± 12.03 t·ha−1·year−1 DM (2015). The total weighted C yield, computed as the sum of C yield in AWB, BWB, and DOM of each stand, ranged from 26.63 ± 26.80 t∙ha−1∙year−1 C (1984) to 80.28 ± 41.32 t∙ha−1∙year−1 C (2018). The results demonstrated that FMPs data can be useful in estimating wood and C mass at the stand level and their variation over space and time for AWB as well as for BWB and DOM, which are not considered in the FMPs. This can represent a starting point for defining sustainable forest management policies and practices to improve forest vitality and conservation in compatibility with ecosystem services provision. Moreover, as the model is based on a standardized methodology it can be applied in any other forest area where the same input data are made available; this may constitute the basis for further applications on a broader scale.
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The Evaluation of Small- and Medium-Stream Carbon Pools in the Riparian Forests in Latvia. FORESTS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/f13040506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Riparian forests are considered to be productive transitional zones between aquatic and terrestrial environments. Despite the complex systems of riparian forests, little is known about their potential for carbon storage, particularly under temperate climates. This study aimed to calculate the major carbon pools (woody biomass) of riparian forests surrounding small and medium streams in the hemiboreal zone in Latvia. The estimated woody carbon pool of the studied riparian forests was comparable to that in commercially managed forest stands within the region. The total woody biomass carbon pool was 141.6 ± 62.5 Mg C ha−1, the majority of which was formed by stem biomass. Similar to other studies, there was high spatial variability, while significant differences were observed between dominant tree species. The results suggest that the carbon storage of the studied riparian forests was not as high as it was expected to be; however, the results did not include soil carbon pool assessment. Grey alder stands, which are considered undesirable near streams due to erosion and nutrient leakage, formed a significantly lower carbon pool, supporting their management for the multipurpose goal of riparian forests.
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Effects of Scion Variety on the Phosphorus Efficiency of Grafted Camellia oleifera Seedlings. FORESTS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/f13020203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Grafting provides a way to improve tolerance to low phosphorus (P) stress for plants, and has been extensively applied in commercial cultivars grafted onto appropriate rootstocks. However, little literature is available concerning the scion-mediated effect on P efficiency in grafted plants. In this study, three different Camellia oleifera Abel. scion cultivars (G8, G83-1, and W2) were grafted onto the same rootstock (W2) under controls (0.5 mM) and low-P (0 mM) availability for eight months. The results showed that the scions significantly affected root-to-shoot weight ratios, the root morphology with a diameter larger than 1 mm, P accumulation, and the P utilization efficiency (PUE) of the root. A higher increase in the root-to-shoot weight ratio under the low-P supply was observed in the G83-1/W2 (26.15%) than in the G8/W2 (0%) and the W2/W2 (5.32%). Root PUE of the scion G8, G83-1, and W2 was improved by up to 113.73%, 45.46%, and 20.97% under the low-P supply. Moreover, G8/W2 exhibited higher shoot P accumulation and the highest root PUE under the low-P supply, indicating a high capability to tolerate P deficiency by maximizing the cost-effectiveness of P remobilization to photosynthetic organs. This suggested the vigorous variety of G8 could be a promising scion to improve grafted C. oleifera tolerance to low-P stress. Our results would have important implications for exploration and identification of a superior scion variety to enhance the ability of resistance concerning P deficiency stress in C. oleifera.
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Zanini AM, Mayrinck RC, Vieira SA, Rodrigues RR. Carbon content and allometric models to estimate aboveground biomass for forest areas under restoration. Restor Ecol 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/rec.13591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Anani M. Zanini
- Departamento de Biologia ESALQ/USP—Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz Av Padua Dias 11, Sao Dimas, Piracicaba São Paulo 13418 260 Brazil
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- Environment and Sustainability SENS/University of Saskatchewan 116‐110 Science Place, Saskatoon Saskatchewan S7N 5C9 Canada
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- Instituto de Biologia Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Unicamp, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz Rua Monteiro Lobato, 255, Campinas, SP CEP 13083‐862 Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia ESALQ/USP—Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz Av Padua Dias 11, Sao Dimas, Piracicaba São Paulo 13418 260 Brazil
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Water Availability Controls the Biomass Increment of Melia dubia in South India. FORESTS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/f12121675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Farmland tree cultivation is considered an important option for enhancing wood production. In South India, the native leaf-deciduous tree species Melia dubia is popular for short-rotation plantations. Across a rainfall gradient from 420 to 2170 mm year–1, we studied 186 farmland woodlots between one and nine years in age. The objectives were to identify the main factors controlling aboveground biomass (AGB) and growth rates. A power-law growth model predicts an average stand-level AGB of 93.8 Mg ha–1 for nine-year-old woodlots. The resulting average annual AGB increment over the length of the rotation cycle is 10.4 Mg ha–1 year–1, which falls within the range reported for other tropical tree plantations. When expressing the parameters of the growth model as functions of management, climate and soil variables, it explains 65% of the variance in AGB. The results indicate that water availability is the main driver of the growth of M. dubia. Compared to the effects of water availability, the effects of soil nutrients are 26% to 60% smaller. We conclude that because of its high biomass accumulation rates in farm forestry, M. dubia is a promising candidate for short-rotation plantations in South India and beyond.
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Assessing the Contribution of Citrus Orchards in Climate Change Mitigation through Carbon Sequestration in Sargodha District, Pakistan. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su132212412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Adopting agroforestry practices in many developing countries is essential to combat climate change and diversify farm incomes. This study investigated the above and below-ground biomass and soil carbon of a citrus-based intercropping system in six sites (subdivisions: Bhalwal, Kot Momin, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Shahpur and Silanwali) of District Sargodha, Southeast Pakistan. Tree biomass production and carbon were assessed by allometric equations through a non-destructive approach whereas, soil carbon was estimated at 0–15 cm and 15–30 cm depths. Above and below-ground biomass differed significantly, and the maximum mean values (16.61 Mg ha−1 & 4.82 Mg ha−1) were computed in Shahpur due to greater tree basal diameter. Tree carbon stock fluctuated from 6.98 Mg C ha−1 to 10.28 Mg C ha−1 among selected study sites. The surface soil (0–15 cm) had greater bulk density, organic carbon, and soil carbon stock than the subsoil (15–30 cm) in the whole study area. The total carbon stock of the ecosystem ranged from 25.07 Mg C ha−1 to 34.50 Mg C ha−1 across all study sites, respectively. The above findings enable us to better understand and predict the carbon storage potential of fruit-based agroforestry systems like citrus. Moreover, measuring carbon with simple techniques can produce trustworthy outcomes that enhance the participation of underdeveloped nations in several payment initiatives such as REDD+.
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Paroshy NJ, Doraisami M, Kish R, Martin AR. Carbon concentration in the world's trees across climatic gradients. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2021; 232:123-133. [PMID: 34185883 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Wood carbon (C) concentration is a key wood trait that varies widely among tree species, but our understanding of the factors governing this trait is limited, despite reason to hypothesize that wood C varies systematically across environmental gradients. We compiled a novel database of 1145 geo-referenced wood C observations from 415 species, to elucidate climate correlates of wood C concentrations, and test if these relationships differ across tissue types and major taxonomic divisions (i.e. angiosperms vs gymnosperms). Climate variables, including mean annual temperature (MAT) and precipitation and temperature seasonality, are significantly correlated with wood C concentrations. Relationships between wood C and these variables differ across tissue types and taxonomic divisions, yet there is a negative relationship between wood C and MAT that exists across all tissues and species groups. Wood C concentrations in trees are influenced by climate, with experimental evidence (albeit scant) indicating that climate-driven changes in lignin concentrations likely govern these relationships. Our study presents among the first lines of evidence indicating that wood C concentrations are correlated with environmental conditions, thereby enhancing our understanding of the potential adaptive significance of wood C variation in trees.
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- Nicholas J Paroshy
- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Scarborough, ON, M1C 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Scarborough, ON, M1C 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Scarborough, ON, M1C 1A4, Canada
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Variation in Carbon Content among the Major Tree Species in Hemiboreal Forests in Latvia. FORESTS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/f12091292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This study was designed to estimate the variation in non-volatile carbon (C) content in different above- and belowground tree parts (stem, living branches, dead branches, stumps, coarse roots and small roots) and to develop country-specific weighted mean C content values for the major tree species in hemiboreal forests in Latvia: Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.), Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), birch spp. (Betula spp.) and European aspen (Populus tremula L.). In total, 372 sample trees from 124 forest stands were selected and destructively sampled. As the tree samples were pre-treated by oven-drying before elemental analysis, the results of this study represent the non-volatile C fraction. Our findings indicate a significant variation in C content among the tree parts and studied species with a range of 504.6 ± 3.4 g·kg−1 (European aspen, coarse roots) to 550.6 ± 2.4 g·kg−1 (Scots pine, dead branches). The weighted mean C content values for whole trees ranged from 509.0 ± 1.6 g·kg−1 for European aspen to 533.2 ± 1.6 g·kg−1 for Scots pine. Only in Norway spruce was the whole tree C content significantly influenced by tree age and size. Our analysis revealed that the use of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) default C content values recommended for temperate and boreal ecological zones leads to a 5.1% underestimation of C stock in living tree biomass in Latvia’s forests. Thus, the country-specific weighted mean C content values for major tree species we provide may improve the accuracy of National Greenhouse Gas Inventory estimates.
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Comparison between Empirical Models and the CBM-CFS3 Carbon Budget Model to Predict Carbon Stocks and Yields in Nova Scotia Forests. FORESTS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/f12091235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In response to the global climate crisis, the Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry is using the Carbon Budget Model of the Canadian Forest Sector (CBM-CFS3) and associated methodologies to assess the carbon dynamics of the provincial forestry sector. The CBM-CFS3 bases simulations on a range of studies and national forest inventory plots to predict carbon dynamics using merchantable volume yield curves. Nova Scotia has also maintained thousands of permanent forest sample plots (PSPs) for decades, offering the opportunity to develop empirical, province-specific carbon models. This study used PSP tree measurements and allometric equations to compute plot-level forest carbon models from the PSP dataset and compared their output to that of the CBM-CFS3 model. The PSP-based models were stratified into five forest types and predict the carbon for seven carbon pools as a function of the plot age. Predictions with the PSP- and CBM-CFS3 models were compared to observed PSP data at the plot level and compared against each other at the stand and landscape level. At the plot level, the PSP-derived models predicted carbon closer to the observed data than the CBM-CFS3 model, the extent of over- or under-estimation depending on the carbon pool and forest type. At the stand scale, the CBM-CFS3 model predicted forest carbon to within 3.1–17.6% of the PSP method on average. Differences in predictions between the CBM-CFS3 and PSP models decreased to within 2.4% of the PSP-based models at the landscape level. Thus, the implications of using one method over the other decrease as the prediction scale increases from stand to landscape level, and the implications fluctuate as a function of the forest type and age.
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Thammanu S, Han H, Marod D, Srichaichana J, Chung J. Above-ground carbon stock and REDD+ opportunities of community-managed forests in northern Thailand. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0256005. [PMID: 34407113 PMCID: PMC8372953 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the structure of two deciduous forests and assess their above-ground carbon stock in order to promote community forest management (CFM) for REDD+ opportunities in the Ban Mae Chiang Rai Lum Community Forest in northern Thailand. A systematic sampling method was used to establish twenty-five sample plots of 40 m × 40 m (0.16 ha) each that were used to survey the entire 3,925 ha area of the community forest. Cluster analysis identified two different forest types: dry dipterocarp forest and mixed deciduous forest. It was determined that the above-ground carbon stock did not vary significantly between them. An analysis of carbon sequestration in the community forest indicates that carbon stock increased under CFM from 2007 to 2018 by an estimated 28,928 t C and participation in the carbon market would have yielded approximately US $339,730.43 or US $8.66 /ha/year to the community for that 10-year period. Projections for 2028 reflect that carbon stock will experience continual growth which indicates that maintaining CFM can increase carbon sequestration and reduce CO2 emissions. However, though further growth of carbon stock in the community forest is expected into 2038, that growth would be at a lesser rate than during the preceding decade. This suggests that CFM management should address forest utilization practices with a focus on maintaining long term carbon stock growth. Additional measures to address the impact of drought conditions and to safeguard against forest fires are required to sustain tree species’ growth and expansion in order to increase their carbon accumulation potential. Thailand’s community forest involvement in REDD+ and participation in its international carbon market could create more economic opportunities for local communities.
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- Department of Forest Policy and Economics, National Institute of Forest Science, Seoul, Korea
- * E-mail: (HH); (JC)
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- Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- * E-mail: (HH); (JC)
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Models to estimate the above and below ground carbon stocks from a subtropical scrub forest of Pakistan. Glob Ecol Conserv 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Neumann M, Lawes MJ. Quantifying carbon in tree bark: The importance of bark morphology and tree size. Methods Ecol Evol 2021; 12:646-654. [PMID: 33889377 PMCID: PMC8048897 DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.13546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Bark contributes approximately 20% to the total above-ground biomass of trees, yet bark is not properly accounted for when estimating carbon sequestered by trees. Current allometric functions estimate tree volume from diameter measured over the bark, and derive bark density and carbon content from estimates for wood. As the bark density of hardwood species is 40%-50% lower than the wood density, but nearly equivalent in conifers, bark carbon is overestimated for most species. The latter is further exacerbated by variation in bark volume with bark surface morphology.Fissured bark volume is overestimated by diameter over bark measurements by up to 40%. The vacant space in fissures can be accounted for by a bark fissure index (BFI). We calculate bark carbon for Australian species from a non-destructive and effective BFI using bark thickness measured in the field.Bark volume, and in turn bark carbon, scaled inversely with tree size (diameter) so that bark volume comprised 42% of small trees (10 cm diameter at breast height, DBH) but 23% of large trees (50 cm DBH). Our BFI method using a bark thickness gauge (BGM) yielded similar results than using the less time-efficient contour gauge method (CM) to estimate BFI (bias BGM-CM -1.3%, non-significant at p = 0.72). Both BGM and CM had an error of <4% compared to digitized BFI from destructive sampled stem disks. An average of 15 bark gauge measurements per tree estimated bark thickness (and inconsequence BFI) for both fissured and unfissured bark with <20% error relative to the exact value.Using the bark gauge method, BFI can be rapidly measured from large numbers of trees needed for estimating bark carbon at the community level and modelling carbon uptake, storage and cycling in woody biomes.
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- Mathias Neumann
- Department of Chemistry and BiotechnologyFaculty of Science, Engineering and TechnologySwinburne University of TechnologyHawthornVic.Australia
- Institute of SilvicultureUniversity of Natural Resources and Life SciencesViennaAustria
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- School of Life SciencesUniversity of KwaZulu‐NatalScottsvilleSouth Africa
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Shorohova E, Kapitsa E, Kuznetsov A, Kuznetsova S, Lopes de Gerenuy V, Kaganov V, Kurganova I. Decay classes of coarse woody debris in a lowland Dipterocarp forest: implications for volume, density, and carbon estimates. Biotropica 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/btp.12947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Ekaterina Shorohova
- Forest Research Institute of the Karelian Research Centre Russian Academy of Sciences Petrozavodsk Russia
- Saint‐Petersburg State Forest Technical University Saint‐Petersburg Russia
- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) Helsinki Finland
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- Joint Russian‐Vietnamese Tropical Scientific and Technological Center Hanoi Vietnam
- Institute of Ecology and Evolution Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow Russia
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- Joint Russian‐Vietnamese Tropical Scientific and Technological Center Hanoi Vietnam
- Institute of Ecology and Evolution Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow Russia
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- Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow Russia
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- Center for Forest Ecology and Productivity Russian Academy of Sciences (CEPF RAS) Moscow Russia
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- Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow Russia
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Mir AH, Chaudhury G, Barbhuyan HSA, Sarma K, Upadhaya K. Impact of disturbance on community structure, biomass and carbon stock in montane evergreen forests of Meghalaya, northeast India. CARBON MANAGEMENT 2021; 12:215-233. [DOI: 10.1080/17583004.2021.1899752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/19/2023]
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- Aabid Hussain Mir
- Department of Environmental Studies, School of Human and Environmental Sciences, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India
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- Department of Environmental Studies, School of Human and Environmental Sciences, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India
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- Department of Basic Sciences and Social Sciences, School of Technology, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India
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- University School of Environment Management, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Basic Sciences and Social Sciences, School of Technology, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India
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Climate implications on forest above- and belowground carbon allocation patterns along a tropical elevation gradient on Mt. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania). Oecologia 2021; 195:797-812. [PMID: 33630169 PMCID: PMC7940314 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-021-04860-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Tropical forests represent the largest store of terrestrial biomass carbon (C) on earth and contribute over-proportionally to global terrestrial net primary productivity (NPP). How climate change is affecting NPP and C allocation to tree components in forests is not well understood. This is true for tropical forests, but particularly for African tropical forests. Studying forest ecosystems along elevation and related temperature and moisture gradients is one possible approach to address this question. However, the inclusion of belowground productivity data in such studies is scarce. On Mt. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), we studied aboveground (wood increment, litter fall) and belowground (fine and coarse root) NPP along three elevation transects (c. 1800–3900 m a.s.l.) across four tropical montane forest types to derive C allocation to the major tree components. Total NPP declined continuously with elevation from 8.5 to 2.8 Mg C ha−1 year−1 due to significant decline in aboveground NPP, while fine root productivity (sequential coring approach) remained unvaried with around 2 Mg C ha−1 year−1, indicating a marked shift in C allocation to belowground components with elevation. The C and N fluxes to the soil via root litter were far more important than leaf litter inputs in the subalpine Erica forest. Thus, the shift of C allocation to belowground organs with elevation at Mt. Kilimanjaro and other tropical forests suggests increasing nitrogen limitation of aboveground tree growth at higher elevations. Our results show that studying fine root productivity is crucial to understand climate effects on the carbon cycle in tropical forests.
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Aurell J, Gullett B, Holder A, Kiros F, Mitchell W, Watts A, Ottmar R. Wildland Fire Emission Sampling at Fishlake National Forest, Utah Using an Unmanned Aircraft System. ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT (OXFORD, ENGLAND : 1994) 2021; 247:118193. [PMID: 34335074 PMCID: PMC8318188 DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Emissions from a stand replacement prescribed burn were sampled using an unmanned aircraft system (UAS, or "drone") in Fishlake National Forest, Utah, U.S.A. Sixteen flights over three days in June 2019 provided emission factors for a broad range of compounds including carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen oxide (NO2), particulate matter < 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5), volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including carbonyls, black carbon, and elemental/organic carbon. To our knowledge, this is the first UAS-based emission sampling for a fire of this magnitude, including both slash pile and crown fires resulting in wildfire-like conditions. The burns consisted of drip torch ignitions as well as ground-mobile and aerial helicopter ignitions of large stands comprising over 1,000 ha, allowing for comparison of same-species emission factors burned under different conditions. The use of a UAS for emission sampling minimizes risk to personnel and equipment, allowing flexibility in sampling location and ensuring capture of representative, fresh smoke constituents. PM2.5 emission factors varied 5-fold and, like most pollutants, varied inversely with combustion efficiency resulting in lower emission factors from the slash piles than the crown fires.
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- J. Aurell
- University of Dayton Research Institute, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469, USA
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
- Corresponding author : phone (+1-919) 541-1534; fax (+1-919) 541-0554
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
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- University of Dayton Research Institute, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469, USA
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
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- Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, USA
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- U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Wildland Forest Service Laboratory, 400 North 34 Street, Seattle, WA 98103, USA
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Seasonal Variations in Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Stoichiometry of a Robinia pseudoacacia Plantation on the Loess Hilly Region, China. FORESTS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/f12020214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Seasonal variations in stoichiometry are a crucial regulatory mechanism for plant communities that respond to environmental changes. However, the seasonal characteristics of stoichiometry in plants, litter, and soil are poorly understood, especially in plantation ecosystems. Therefore, we explored the seasonal variations of C, N, and P contents and ratios between plants, litter, and soil of a Robinia pseudoacacia plantation on the Loess Plateau in China in 2017. The results indicate that the C, N, P contents and ratios in plants, litter and soil showed different seasonal patterns. The N and P contents of tree and shrub leaves substantially decreased over the growing season, while the C:N, C:P, and N:P ratios exhibited the opposite trend. The utilization efficiency of the N and P elements by trees and shrubs gradually increased with the change of the growing season. These results suggest that the C:N:P stoichiometry of plants was more sensitive to seasonal changes than the litter and soil; therefore, the potential impacts of time should be considered when using stoichiometry to explore the utilization of plant nutrients. Additionally, the P content between tree leaves and soil and the N content between herb leaves and soil were significantly positively correlated, indicating that the growth of the tree and herb layer in the R. pseudoacacia plantation in the area was restricted by P and N, respectively. Meanwhile, the N content in the leaves between trees and herbs showed a significant negative correlation, indicating that N competition existed between R. pseudoacacia and understory herbs, which was not conducive to the effective use of environmental resources by the R. pseudoacacia plantation ecosystem. This study contributes to vegetation restoration and plantation management on the Loess Plateau and provides basic information for global stoichiometric analyses.
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A key uncertainty in quantifying dead wood carbon (C) stocks—which comprise ~8% of total forest C pools globally—is a lack of accurate dead wood C fractions (CFs) that are employed to convert dead woody biomass into C. Most C estimation protocols utilize a default dead wood CF of 50%, but live tree studies suggest this value is an over-estimate. Here, we compile and analyze a global database of dead wood CFs in trees, showing that dead wood CFs average 48.5% across forests, deviating significantly from 50%, and varying systematically among biomes, taxonomic divisions, tissue types, and decay classes. Utilizing data-driven dead wood CFs in tropical forests alone may correct systematic overestimates in dead wood C stocks of ~3.0 Pg C: an estimate approaching nearly the entire dead wood C pool in the temperate forest biome. We provide for the first time, robust empirical dead wood CFs to inform global forest C estimation. Tree mortality is increasing with climate change, which suggests that the biomass of dead wood is likely becoming more and more important to the global carbon cycle. Here, the authors perform a meta-analysis of the carbon content of dead wood and find that past estimates of total forest carbon were overestimated.
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Beaulne J, Garneau M, Magnan G, Boucher É. Peat deposits store more carbon than trees in forested peatlands of the boreal biome. Sci Rep 2021; 11:2657. [PMID: 33514778 PMCID: PMC7846601 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-82004-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Peatlands are significant carbon (C) stores, playing a key role in nature-based climate change mitigation. While the effectiveness of non-forested peatlands as C reservoirs is increasingly recognized, the C sequestration function of forested peatlands remains poorly documented, despite their widespread distribution. Here, we evaluate the C sequestration potential of pristine boreal forested peatlands over both recent and millennial timescales. C stock estimates reveal that most of the carbon stored in these ecosystems is found in organic horizons (22.6-66.0 kg m-2), whereas tree C mass (2.8-5.7 kg m-2) decreases with thickening peat. For the first time, we compare the boreal C storage capacities of peat layers and tree biomass on the same timescale, showing that organic horizons (11.0-12.6 kg m-2) can store more carbon than tree aboveground and belowground biomass (2.8-5.7 kg m-2) even over a short time period (last 200 years). We also show that forested peatlands have similar recent rates of C accumulation to boreal non-forested peatlands but lower long-term rates, suggesting higher decay and more important peat layer combustion during fire events. Our findings highlight the significance of forested peatlands for C sequestration and suggest that greater consideration should be given to peat C stores in national greenhouse gas inventories and conservation policies.
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- Joannie Beaulne
- Geotop Research Center, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, H3C 3P8, Canada.
- Department of Geography, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, H3C 3P8, Canada.
- GRIL-UQAM, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, H3C 3P8, Canada.
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- Geotop Research Center, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, H3C 3P8, Canada.
- Department of Geography, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, H3C 3P8, Canada.
- GRIL-UQAM, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, H3C 3P8, Canada.
- Centre d'études nordiques, Université Laval, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada.
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- Geotop Research Center, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, H3C 3P8, Canada
- GRIL-UQAM, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Geotop Research Center, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, H3C 3P8, Canada
- Department of Geography, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, H3C 3P8, Canada
- Centre d'études nordiques, Université Laval, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
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Luo W, Kim HS, Zhao X, Ryu D, Jung I, Cho H, Harris N, Ghosh S, Zhang C, Liang J. New forest biomass carbon stock estimates in Northeast Asia based on multisource data. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2020; 26:7045-7066. [PMID: 33006422 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Forests play an important role in both regional and global C cycles. However, the spatial patterns of biomass C density and underlying factors in Northeast Asia remain unclear. Here, we characterized spatial patterns and important drivers of biomass C density for Northeast Asia, based on multisource data from in situ forest inventories, as well as remote sensing, bioclimatic, topographic, and human footprint data. We derived, for the first time, high-resolution (1 km × 1 km) maps of the current and future forest biomass C density for this region. Based on these maps, we estimated that current biomass C stock in northeastern China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Republic of Korea to be 2.53, 0.40, and 0.35 Pg C, respectively. Biomass C stock in Northeast Asia has increased by 20%-46% over the past 20 years, of which 40%-76% was contributed by planted forests. We estimated the biomass C stock in 2080 to be 6.13 and 6.50 Pg C under RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios, respectively, which exceeded the present region-wide C stock value by 2.85-3.22 Pg C, and were 8%-14% higher than the baseline C stock value (5.70 Pg C). The spatial patterns of biomass C densities were found to vary greatly across the Northeast Asia, and largely decided by mean diameter at breast height, dominant height, elevation, and human footprint. Our results suggest that reforestation and forest conservation in Northeast Asia have effectively expanded the size of the carbon sink in the region, and sustainable forest management practices such as precision forestry and close forest monitoring for fire and insect outbreaks would be important to maintain and improve this critical carbon sink for Northeast Asia.
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- Weixue Luo
- Research Center of Forest Management Engineering of State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Interdisciplinary Program in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- National Center for Agro Meteorology, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Research Center of Forest Management Engineering of State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Forest Resources Information, Korea Forest Promotion Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Forest Resources Information, Korea Forest Promotion Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Forest Advanced Computing and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (FACAI), Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Research Center of Forest Management Engineering of State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- Forest Advanced Computing and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (FACAI), Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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Magnan G, Garneau M, Le Stum-Boivin É, Grondin P, Bergeron Y. Long-Term Carbon Sequestration in Boreal Forested Peatlands in Eastern Canada. Ecosystems 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10021-020-00483-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cao Y, Li Y, Zhang G, Zhang J, Chen M. Fine root C:N:P stoichiometry and its driving factors across forest ecosystems in northwestern China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 737:140299. [PMID: 32783867 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Fine roots (≤2 mm in diameter) play a more significant role in regulating the biogeochemical cycles of forest ecosystems, but our current knowledge of fine root stoichiometry and its driving factors is extremely limited. In this study, fine root biomass (FRB) and their carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) concentrations were measured from dominant forests along environmental gradients in Northwestern China. The results showed that forest type (coniferous vs. broadleaved, and plantation vs. secondary forest) and climatic factors had no effects on FRB. FRB was only correlated with soil P, C:P and N:P in coniferous forests and N:P in secondary forests. Thus, forest type, soil C:N:P stoichiometry and climatic factors were less important to FRB. The fine root C and C:N and C:P were higher, and N and P were lower in coniferous than in broadleaved forests. Only fine root N concentration was higher in plantations than in secondary forests. The fine root C was positively correlated with soil C, N and C:N, C:P and N:P except in coniferous forests. The fine root N was negatively correlated soil C:N, C:P and N:P in plantations and C:N in broadleaved forests, but positively correlated with soil C, N, C:P and N:P in secondary forests. The fine root P was positively correlated with soil P in plantations and in coniferous forests, but negatively correlated with soil C:N, C:P and N:P in all forest types. The fine root C in broadleaved and in secondary forests was positively correlated with mean annual precipitation (MAP) and fine root N and N:P in plantations were negatively correlated with MAP. Only the fine root P and C:P in broadleaved forests were correlated with mean annual temperature (MAT). Collectively, forest type, soil C:N:P stoichiometry and climatic factors explained 29, 13 and 12% of the variation in the fine root C, N and P, and their most important explanatory variables were leaf form, soil C:N and soil C:P, respectively. These results advance our knowledge about the regional fine root stoichiometry and its driving factors and provide basic data for improving the key below-ground parameters for biogeochemical models.
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- Yang Cao
- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China; Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China; College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- AMAP, INRA, CNRS, IRD, CIRAD, University of Montpellier, 34000 Montpellier, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China; College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China; College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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Carbon Stocks and Fluxes in Kenyan Forests and Wooded Grasslands Derived from Earth Observation and Model-Data Fusion. REMOTE SENSING 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/rs12152380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The characterization of carbon stocks and dynamics at the national level is critical for countries engaging in climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. However, several tropical countries, including Kenya, lack the essential information typically provided by a complete national forest inventory. Here we present the most detailed and rigorous national-scale assessment of aboveground woody biomass carbon stocks and dynamics for Kenya to date. A non-parametric random forest algorithm was trained to retrieve aboveground woody biomass carbon (AGBC) for the year 2014 ± 1 and forest disturbances for the 2014–2017 period using in situ forest inventory plot data and satellite Earth Observation (EO) data. The ecosystem carbon cycling of Kenya’s forests and wooded grassland were assessed using a model-data fusion framework, CARDAMOM, constrained by the woody biomass datasets from this study as well as time series information on leaf area, fire events and soil organic carbon. Our EO-derived AGBC stocks were estimated as 140 Mt C for forests and 199 Mt C for wooded grasslands. The total AGBC loss during the study period was estimated as 1.89 Mt C with a dispersion below 1%. The CARDAMOM analysis estimated woody productivity to be three times larger in forests (mean = 1.9 t C ha−1 yr−1) than wooded grasslands (0.6 t C ha−1 yr−1), and the mean residence time of woody C in forests (16 years) to be greater than in wooded grasslands (10 years). This study stresses the importance of carbon sequestration by forests in the international climate mitigation efforts under the Paris Agreement, but emphasizes the need to include non-forest ecosystems such as wooded grasslands in international greenhouse gas accounting frameworks.
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Sustainability Outcomes of Green Processes in Relation to Industry 4.0 in Manufacturing: Systematic Review. SUSTAINABILITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/su12155968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Green processes are very important for the implementation of green technologies in production to achieve positive sustainability outcomes in the Industry 4.0 era. The scope of the paper is to review how conventional green processes as a part of Industry 4.0 provide sustainability outcomes in manufacturing. The paper is based on the methodology of systematic literature review through the content analysis of literary resources. Twenty-nine studies were included in our content analysis. The results show the main focus of current literature related to Industry 4.0, sustainability outcomes and green processes. The authors present a conceptual Sustainability Green Industry 4.0 (SGI 4.0) framework that helps to structure and evaluate conventional green processes in relation to Industry 4.0 and sustainability. The study summarizes which technologies (big data, cyber-physical systems, Industrial Internet of Things and smart systems) and green processes (logistics, manufacturing and product design) are important for achieving a higher level of sustainability. The authors found that the most often common sustainability outcomes are energy saving, emission reduction, resource optimalization, cost reduction, productivity and efficiency and higher economic performance, human resources development, social welfare and workplace safety. The study suggests implications for practice, knowledge and future research.
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Pang Y, Tian J, Zhao X, Chao Z, Wang Y, Zhang X, Wang D. The linkages of plant, litter and soil C:N:P stoichiometry and nutrient stock in different secondary mixed forest types in the Qinling Mountains, China. PeerJ 2020; 8:e9274. [PMID: 32547880 PMCID: PMC7275688 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) stoichiometric ratios are important indicators of ecosystem function and productivity. However, few studies have assessed the nutrient relationship between plant, litter and soil, and the nutrient stock in different secondary mixed forest types. Methods We investigated the C, N and P concentrations and stoichiometric ratios in trees, understory plants, litter and soil layers in three different secondary mixed forest types (broadleaf mixed forests (BM), broadleaf-conifer mixed forests (BCM) and coniferous mixed forests (CM)) in the Qinling Mountains. Results The results showed that significant differences in C:N:P stoichiometry were detected in multiple organs in the vegetation layers in the different forest types. Trees, shrubs and herbs all allocated more N and P in leaves and had a higher N:P ratio in leaves than in other organs. The C concentrations, C:N ratios and C:P ratios of all tree organs showed a decreasing order: BM < BCM < CM, while the N and P concentrations showed an increasing order: BM > BCM > CM. For litter and soil, BM had generally higher N and P concentrations than those of BCM and CM. The highest N and P stock was in tree branches-not in the stem, which had the highest biomass (except for P in CM). Compared with other forest types, CM stored more nutrients in the labile litter layer, while BM stored more nutrients in the stable soil layer. The net ecosystem nutrient element stock in BM was generally higher than that in BCM and CM. The C, N and P concentrations and stoichiometry in the plant organs, litter and soil were significantly correlated. Conclusion Our findings demonstrate that nutrient concentrations in plant organs, litter and soil are tightly linked in secondary mixed forests.
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- Yue Pang
- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- Institute of Botany of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, China.,Shaanxi Engineering Research Centre for Conservation and Utilization of Botanical Resources, Xi'an, China
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- School of Art and Design, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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Sørmo E, Silvani L, Thune G, Gerber H, Schmidt HP, Smebye AB, Cornelissen G. Waste timber pyrolysis in a medium-scale unit: Emission budgets and biochar quality. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 718:137335. [PMID: 32092519 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Pyrolysis of organic waste or woody materials yields a stable carbonaceous product that can be mixed into soil and is often termed "biochar". During pyrolysis carbon-containing gases are emitted, mainly volatile organic carbon species, carbon monoxide and aerosols. In modern pyrolysis units, gases are after-combusted, which reduces emissions substantially. However, emission data for medium- to large-scale pyrolysis units are scant, both regarding gases, aerosols, heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). Making biochar from lightly contaminated waste timber (WT) is a promising waste handling option as it results in the potential valorization of such residues into e.g. sorbents for contaminant stabilization. For this process to be environmentally sustainable, emissions during the process need to be low and the resulting biochar of sufficient quality. To investigate both issues, we pyrolyzed three batches of WT and one reference batch of clean wood/leaves in a representative medium-scale pyrolysis unit (Pyreg-500, 750 t/year) with after-combustion of the pyrolysis gases, and measured the gas, aerosol, metal and PAH emissions, as well as the characteristics and contamination levels of the resulting biochar, including contaminant leaching. Mean emission factors for the WT were (g/kg biochar); CO = 7 ± 2, non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC) = 0.86 ± 0.14, CH4 = 0, aerosols (PM10) = 0.6 ± 0.3, total products of incomplete combustion (PIC) = 9 ± 3, PAH-16 = (2.0 ± 0.2) · 10-5, As (most abundant metal) = (2.3 ± 1.9) · 10-3 and NOX = 0.65 ± 0.10. There were no significant differences in emission factors between the pyrolysis of WT and the reference respectively, except for PM10, NMVOC, and PAH-16, which were significantly lower for WT than for the clean wood/leaves. The WT biochar did not satisfy premium or basic European Biochar Certificate criteria due to high levels of zinc and PAH. However, leachable metal contents were <0.1% of total contents. Still, use of the WT-biochar without further improvement or investigation would be limited to ex situ use, not improving soil fertility or in situ remediation.
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- Erlend Sørmo
- Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), Sognsveien 72, 0855 Oslo, Norway.
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- Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), Sognsveien 72, 0855 Oslo, Norway
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- Lindum AS, Lerpeveien 155, 3036 Drammen, Norway
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- Pyreg GmbH, Trinkbornstrasse 15-17, 56281 Dörth, Germany
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- Ithaka Institute for Carbon Strategies, Ancienne Eglise 9, 1974 Arbaz, Switzerland
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- Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), Sognsveien 72, 0855 Oslo, Norway; Faculty of Environmental Science and Natural Resource Management (MINA), University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Universitetstunet 3, 1433 Ås, Norway.
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Long-Term Monitoring of Soil Carbon Sequestration in Woody and Herbaceous Bioenergy Crop Production Systems on Marginal Lands in Southern Ontario, Canada. SUSTAINABILITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/su12093901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Enhancement of terrestrial carbon (C) sequestration on marginal lands in Canada using bioenergy crops has been proposed. However, factors influencing system-level C gain (SLCG) potentials of maturing bioenergy cropping systems, including belowground biomass C and soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation, are not well documented. This study, therefore, quantified the long-term C sequestration potentials at the system-level in nine-year-old (2009–2018) woody (poplar clone 2293–29 (Populus spp.), hybrid willow clone SX-67 (Salix miyabeana)), and herbaceous (miscanthus (Miscanthus giganteus var. Nagara), switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)) bioenergy crop production systems on marginal lands in Southern Ontario, Canada. Results showed that woody cropping systems had significantly higher aboveground biomass C stock of 10.02 compared to 7.65 Mg C ha−1 in herbaceous cropping systems, although their belowground biomass C was not significantly different. Woody crops and switchgrass were able to increase SOC significantly over the tested period. However, when long term soil organic carbon (∆SOC) gains were compared, woody and herbaceous biomass crops gained 11.0 and 9.8 Mg C ha−1, respectively, which were not statistically different. Results also indicate a significantly higher total C pool [aboveground + belowground + soil organic carbon] in the willow (103 Mg ha−1) biomass system compared to other bioenergy crops. In the nine-year study period, woody crops had only 1.35 Mg C ha−1 more SLCG, suggesting that the influence of woody and herbaceous biomass crops on SLCG and ∆SOC sequestrations were similar. Further, among all tested biomass crops, willow had the highest annual SLCG of 1.66 Mg C ha−1 y−1.
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Ganamé M, Bayen P, Dimobe K, Ouédraogo I, Thiombiano A. Aboveground biomass allocation, additive biomass and carbon sequestration models for Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. in Burkina Faso. Heliyon 2020; 6:e03805. [PMID: 32368649 PMCID: PMC7184175 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Revised: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Efforts to develop allometric models for accurate estimation of biomass and carbon sequestration in Sub-Saharan African savanna ecosystems remain inconclusive. Most available allometric models are not site-specific, and hence do not account for the effects of regional climate variabilities on tree growth and capacity to sequester carbon. In contrast, site-specific biomass allometric models constitute a robust tool for forest and carbon emission management in the context of the reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation program (REDD+). Although site-specific models have been developed for several tropical tree species, such models do not exist for Pterocarpus erinaceus in Burkina Faso. In this study, we investigated biomass fraction patterns and used a system of additive allometric models for predicting aboveground biomass and carbon stocks of P. erinaceus components. Thirty P. erinaceus trees were destructively sampled to estimate the biomass of their stems, branches and leaves. The biomass fraction of each component was assessed and its relationship with tree diameter at breast height (dbh) examined. The best allometric equations of the tree components, selected from three non-linear models with dbh, height (ht) and crown diameter (Cd) as predictors, were combined to develop an additive allometric model, using the Seemingly Unrelated Regressions (SUR) method. The Ash method was then used to estimate the carbon content of the different components. Leaf and stem biomass fractions decreased when the dbh increased, whereas a reverse trend was observed for branch biomass. Dbh was the most correlated independent variable with all biomass components. AGB = e−3.46(dbh)1.62+e−2.45(dbh)2.31+e−2.68(dbh) was the most appropriate additive allometric equation for estimating the biomass of P. erinaceus trees. The carbon content of the leaves, branches and stems was 55.73%, 56.68% and 56.23%, respectively. The developed allometric equations can be used to accurately estimate the aboveground biomass of P. erinaceus in the savannas of Burkina Faso and other similar ecosystems in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Moussa Ganamé
- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
- Corresponding author.
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
- University of Dédougou, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
- University of Dédougou, Burkina Faso
- West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), Competence Centre, 06 BP 9507 Ouagadougou 06, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
- Department of Life and Earth Sciences, Institute of Sciences (IDS), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
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Improving understanding of carbon stock characteristics of Eucalyptus and Acacia trees in southern China through litter layer and woody debris. Sci Rep 2020; 10:4735. [PMID: 32170188 PMCID: PMC7069954 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-61476-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Surveying the quality and quantity of carbon stock in litter layer and woody debris of Eucalyptus and Acacia plantations is critical in understanding their carbon pools. Here, the focus of the present study was on a number of Eucalyptus and Acacia plantations of different stand aged in the Pearl River Delta region of southern China. The plantation type proved to be a crucial driver of the carbon concentration in litter layer and woody debris, with Acacia exhibiting a superior ability to Eucalyptus to accumulate carbon with stand age in both these materials. The relative contribution of the litter layer and woody debris to the carbon stock of the ecosystem was also significantly higher under mature Acacia (8% and 7%, respectively) than that under mature Eucalyptus (4% and 1%, respectively). Most of the carbon stock within the litter layer was present in the leaf debris. The carbon stock in woody debris was mainly contained in the components within the 10–20 cm diameter class during the primary decay stage, represented as snags in middle-aged and mature Acacia, and as logs for mature Eucalyptus, respectively. The results indicate that both plantation type and stand age influence the characteristics of carbon stored in litter layer and woody debris significantly.
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Neumann M, Godbold DL, Hirano Y, Finér L. Improving models of fine root carbon stocks and fluxes in European forests. THE JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY 2020; 108:496-514. [PMID: 32189723 PMCID: PMC7065197 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.13328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Fine roots and above-ground litterfall play a pivotal role in carbon dynamics in forests. Nonetheless, direct estimation of stocks of fine roots remains methodologically challenging. Models are thus widely used to estimate these stocks and help elucidate drivers of fine root growth and turnover, at a range of scales.We updated a database of fine root biomass, necromass and production derived from 454 plots across European forests. We then compared fine root biomass and production to estimates obtained from 19 different models. Typical input variables used for the models included climate, net primary production, foliage and above-ground biomass, leaf area index (LAI), latitude and/or land cover type. We tested whether performance could be improved by fitting new multiple regression models, and explored effects of species composition and sampling method on estimated fine root biomass.Average fine root biomass was 332 g/m2, and necromass 379 g/m2, for European forests where the average fine root production was 250 g m-2 year-1. Carbon fraction in fine roots averaged 48.4%, and was 1.5% greater in broadleaved species than conifers.Available models were poor predictors of fine root biomass and production. The best performing models assumed proportionality between above- and below-ground compartments, and used remotely sensed LAI or foliage biomass as key inputs. Model performance was improved by use of multiple regressions, which revealed consistently greater biomass and production in stands dominated by broadleaved species as well as in mixed stands even after accounting for climatic differences. Synthesis. We assessed the potential of existing models to estimate fine root biomass and production in European forests. We show that recalibration reduces by about 40% errors in estimates currently produced by the best available models, and increases three-fold explained variation. Our results underline the quantitative significance of fine roots (live and dead) to the global carbon cycle.
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- Mathias Neumann
- Institute of SilvicultureUniversity of Natural Resources and Life SciencesViennaAustria
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- Institute of Forest EcologyUniversity of Natural Resources and Life SciencesViennaAustria
- Global Change Research CentreAcademy of Sciences of the Czech RepublicPragueCzech Republic
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- Graduate School of Environmental StudiesNagoya UniversityNagoyaJapan
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- Natural Resources Institute FinlandJoensuuFinland
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Structure and Dynamics of Deadwood in Pine and Oak Stands and their Role in CO2 Sequestration in Lowland Forests of Central Italy. FORESTS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/f11030253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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There are many data values describing deadwood in primary forests, however, there is much less information concerning managed forests, particularly in the Mediterranean area. Whole non-living woody biomass (deadwood) is the main component of forest types that plays a vital role in improving and maintaining biodiversity. The dynamics of deadwood and CO2 sequestration by deadwood were examined in three Mediterranean lowland forests: pine forest Pinus pinea L.), evergreen oak forest (Quercus ilex and Quercus suber L.), and deciduous oak forest (Quercus cerris L.). The aim of this study was to carry out a quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the deadwood to gather useful information for the Mediterranean forest management, and to provide some useful data that can be integrated into the methods of estimation for carbon stored in dead components of Mediterranean forest types. The investigations focused on the characterization of the deadwood, to determine which traits are dominant and their potentially functionality within the forest type. Results indicated the deciduous oak type had the highest amount of stand volume (379 m3/ha), deadwood volume (161.8 m3/ha), and C storage (31.43 t/ha). The major component of dead wood was the standing dead trees or snags. There was a higher volume of deadwood in the deciduous oak forest than in the pine and evergreen oak forests. In addition, the deciduous oak forest had a higher snag creation index, a higher fallen log creation index, and a higher past management index compared to pine and evergreen oak forest types. Deadwood volume increased as the decay class in the deciduous oak forest increased, while this trend decreased in the evergreen oak and pine forests. The amount of deadwood was affected by the forest type and forest management regime. Dynamic and past management of deadwood indices indicated that their structure was still in the initial phase of creation and decay in the pine and evergreen oak forests. A comparison with other studies on similar forest types brought out that the variation range of the main parameters for the management of deadwood fell within the variation of the parameters studied. However, the values of these parameters cover a broad range. The population of each forest type is extremely sensitive to the different evolutionary periods of the forest dynamics.
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