| Forest carbon storage and tree carbon pool dynamics under natural forest protection program in northeastern China | |
| Alternative Title | Forest Carbon Storage and Tree Carbon Pool Dynamics under Natural Forest Protection Program in Northeastern China |
| Wei Yawei1; Yu Dapao2; Lewis Bernard Joseph2; Zhou Li2; Zhou Wangming2; Fang Xiangmin2; Zhao Wei2; Wu Shengnan2; Dai Limin2 | |
| 2014 | |
| Source Publication | CHINESE GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE
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| ISSN | 1002-0063 |
| Volume | 24Issue:4Pages:397-405 |
| Abstract | The Natural Forest Protection (NFP) program is one of the Six Key Forestry Projects which were adopted by the Chinese Government since the 1980s to address important natural issues in China. It advanced to protecting and restoring the structures and functions of the natural forests through sustainable forest management. However, the role of forest carbon storage and tree carbon pool dynamics since the adoption of the NFP remains unknown. To address this knowledge gap, this study calculated forest carbon storage (tree, understory, forest floor and soil) in the forest region of northeastern (NE) China based on National Forest Inventory databases and field investigated databases. For tree biomass, this study utilized an improved method for biomass estimation that converts timber volume to total forest biomass; while for understory, forest floor and soil carbon storage, this study utilized forest type-specific mean carbon densities multiplied by their areas in the region. Results showed that the tree carbon pool under the NFP in NE China functioned as a carbon sink from 1998 to 2008, with an increase of 6.3 Tg C/yr, which was mainly sequestrated by natural forests (5.1 Tg C/yr). At the same time, plantations also acted as a carbon sink, reflecting an increase of 1.2 Tg C/yr. In 2008, total carbon storage in forests covered by the NFP in NE China was 4603.8 Tg C, of which 4393.3 Tg C was stored in natural forests and 210.5 Tg C in planted forests. Soil was the largest carbon storage component, contributing 69.5%-77.8% of total carbon storage; followed by tree and forest floor, accounting for 16.3%-23.0% and 5.0%-6.5% of total carbon storage, respectively. Understory carbon pool ranged from 1.9 to 42.7 Tg C, accounting for only 0.9% of total carbon storage. |
| Other Abstract | The Natural Forest Protection (NFP) program is one of the Six Key Forestry Projects which were adopted by the Chinese Government since the 1980s to address important natural issues in China. It advanced to protecting and restoring the structures and functions of the natural forests through sustainable forest management. However, the role of forest carbon storage and tree carbon pool dynamics since the adoption of the NFP remains unknown. To address this knowledge gap, this study calculated forest carbon storage (tree, understory, forest floor and soil) in the forest region of northeastern (NE) China based on National Forest Inventory databases and field investigated databases. For tree biomass, this study utilized an improved method for biomass estimation that converts timber volume to total forest biomass; while for understory, forest floor and soil carbon storage, this study utilized forest type-specific mean carbon densities multiplied by their areas in the region. Results showed that the tree carbon pool under the NFP in NE China functioned as a carbon sink from 1998 to 2008, with an increase of 6.3 Tg C/yr, which was mainly sequestrated by natural forests (5.1 Tg C/yr). At the same time, plantations also acted as a carbon sink, reflecting an increase of 1.2 Tg C/yr. In 2008, total carbon storage in forests covered by the NFP in NE China was 4603.8 Tg C, of which 4393.3 Tg C was stored in natural forests and 210.5 Tg C in planted forests. Soil was the largest carbon storage component, contributing 69.5%–77.8% of total carbon storage; followed by tree and forest floor, accounting for 16.3%–23.0% and 5.0%–6.5% of total carbon storage, respectively. Understory carbon pool ranged from 1.9 to 42.7 Tg C, accounting for only 0.9% of total carbon storage. |
| Keyword | SOIL ORGANIC-CARBON UNITED-STATES BIOMASS VEGETATION CLIMATE biomass-volume linear regression models mean carbon density method national forest inventory Key Forestry Projects northeastern China |
| Indexed By | CSCD |
| Language | 英语 |
| Funding Project | [Chinese Academy of Sciences] ; [National Key Technology Research and Development Program of China] ; [Visiting Professorship for Senior International Scientists of Chinese Academy of Sciences] |
| CSCD ID | CSCD:5192186 |
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Cited Times:8[CSCD]
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.imr.ac.cn/handle/321006/154116 |
| Collection | 中国科学院金属研究所 |
| Affiliation | 1.中国科学院金属研究所 2.中国科学院 |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Wei Yawei,Yu Dapao,Lewis Bernard Joseph,et al. Forest carbon storage and tree carbon pool dynamics under natural forest protection program in northeastern China[J]. CHINESE GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE,2014,24(4):397-405. |
| APA | Wei Yawei.,Yu Dapao.,Lewis Bernard Joseph.,Zhou Li.,Zhou Wangming.,...&Dai Limin.(2014).Forest carbon storage and tree carbon pool dynamics under natural forest protection program in northeastern China.CHINESE GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE,24(4),397-405. |
| MLA | Wei Yawei,et al."Forest carbon storage and tree carbon pool dynamics under natural forest protection program in northeastern China".CHINESE GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE 24.4(2014):397-405. |
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