Carbon storage capacity of monoculture and mixed-species plantations in subtropical China

He, Yong; Lin, Qin; Li, Zhiyong; Liang, Xingyun; Mei-xiang, Shao; Tan, Ling Ling

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2013.01.020

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“…Estimating the carbon stored by various species can facilitate decision-making on carbon management (He et al 2013). In this study, the four species, selected at various climate and edaphic conditions to represent the regional condition, were the same age and the plantations had similar densities.…”

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“…Estimation of carbon sequestration by plantations depends on understanding how they are affected by different management practices, disturbances and by age and composition of stands at a landscape scale , Liao et al 2012, He et al 2013, Wang et al 2013, Cao et al 2014. In previous studies, estimates of carbon storage are usually focused on different tree species in homogeneous pedoclimatic conditions (Laungani and Knops 2009, Kanowski and Catterall 2010, Zhang and Wang 2010, Trum et al 2011.…”

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The influence of tree species on carbon storage in northern China

ChenGuopeng¹,

ShenHuitao

CaoJiansheng

et al. 2016

The Forestry Chronicle

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Selection of tree species is an important management decision for increasing carbon storage in regional planting programs in China. This study quantifies above and belowground carbon storage by several species in the Desertification Combating Program around Beijing and Tianjin (DCBT). Results show that the total carbon storage of the Pinus davidiana plantation was significantly higher than that of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica but not significantly differ from plantations of Pinus tabulaeformis and Larix gmelinii var. principis-rupprechtii. Most of the carbon was in the aboveground biomass. These results suggest that tree species have substantial influences on carbon storage, and that species should be considered in improving carbon sequestration potential for afforestation/reforestation projects.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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The influence of tree species on carbon storage in northern China

ChenGuopeng¹,

ShenHuitao

CaoJiansheng

et al. 2016

The Forestry Chronicle

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“…Protecting existing forests and planting new forests through reforestation and afforestation are important measures to enhance carbon (C) sequestration capacity and potential in terrestrial ecosystems [1][2][3][4]. A growing number of studies have addressed C storage and sequestration in key national ecological restoration programs in China, such as the Sloping Land Conversion program, Three-North Sheltbelt Forest program, Changjiang (Yangtze) River Basin Forest Protection program, Beijing-Tianjin Sandstorm Source Control program, Natural Forest Protection program (NFP), and other programs [2,[5][6][7][8][9].…”

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Biomass, Carbon and Nutrient Storage in a 30-Year-Old Chinese Cork Oak (Quercus Variabilis) Forest on the South Slope of the Qinling Mountains, China

Cao

Chen

2015

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Chinese cork oak (Quercus variabilis) forests are protected on a large-scale under the Natural Forest Protection (NFP) program in China to improve the ecological environment. However, information about carbon (C) storage to increase C sequestration and sustainable management is lacking. Biomass, C, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) storage of trees, shrubs, herb, litter and soil (0-100 cm) were determined from destructive tree sampling and plot level investigation in approximately 30-year old Chinese cork oak forests on the south slope of the Qinling Mountains. There was no significant difference in tree components' biomass estimation, with the exception of roots, among the available allometric equations developed from this study site and other previous study sites. Leaves had the highest C, N and P concentrations among tree components and stems were the major compartments for tree biomass, C, N and P storage. In contrast to finding no difference in N concentrations along the whole soil profile, higher C and P concentrations were observed in the upper 0-10 cm of soil than in the deeper soil layers. The ecosystem C, N, and P storage was 163.76, 18.54 and 2.50 t ha −1 , respectively. Soil (0-100 cm) contained the largest amount of C, N and P storage, accounting for 61.76%, 92.78% and 99.72% of the total ecosystem, followed by 36.14%, 6.03% and 0.23% for trees, and 2.10%, 1.19% and 0.03% for shrubs, herbs and litter, respectively. The equations accurately estimate ecosystem biomass, and the OPEN ACCESSForests 2015, 6 1240 knowledge of the distribution of C, N and P storage will contribute to increased C sequestration and sustainable management of Chinese cork oak forests under the NFP program.

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“…Soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in a given soil is determined by the balance between the input of organic matter into soil and the loss of soil organic matter through decomposition and erosion (He et al, 2013) Apart from providing a wide array of benefits to coastal populations, including shoreline protection, immobilisation of pollutants (Burden et al 2013), fishery support, water quality improvement, wildlife habitat provision, saltmarsh ecosystems also act as an important carbon sink or source (Chen et al, 2015). There are approximately 47,000 ha of saltmarsh land in the UK (Burd 1989).…”

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confidence: 99%