Strategies to increase forest carbon sequestration in the southeast United States

Journal Article · Thu Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995 · Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America

OSTI ID:95745

Barker, J R; Lee, J J ^[1]

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1. ManTech Environmental Research Services Corp., Corvallis, OR (United States)

Forest management to improve carbon (C) sequestration may offset increasing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. This study evaluated the influence that management has on C dynamics of forestland in the southeast United States. The approach used forest-stand inventories and C densities to calculate C pools and fluxes. Specific research objectives were to model C pools and fluxes for the years 1990-2039, to evaluate C sequestration rates, and to account for C benefits of off-site production of lumber or fuelwood. In comparison with nonaction management, tree harvesting for merchantable logs, fuelwood, or land-cover change decreased on-site C pools and sequestration rates, while reforestation increased on-site C pools and sequestration rates. The production of lumber or fuelwood contributed to off-site C benefits. However, only fuelwood produced C benefits adequate to offset the on-site C losses from harvesting trees.

• OSTI ID: 95745
• Report Number(s): CONF-9507129--
• Journal Information: Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, Journal Name: Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 76; ISSN BECLAG; ISSN 0012-9623
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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