Carbon storage in old-growth and second growth fire-dependent western larch (Larix occidentalis Nutt.) forests of the Inland Northwest, USA

The influence of tree species on carbon storage in northern China

“…3), which is attributed to the relatively higher growth rate of broadleaf species. Carbon storage in litter in this study ranged from 0.8 to 3.2 Mg ha -1 , which is consistent with other litter carbon estimations (Nosetto et al 2006, Bisbing et al 2010, Zhang and Wang 2010. In the present study, carbon stored in litter was higher in the LG and PT plantations than in the PD plantation (Fig.…”

Biodiversity, carbon storage and dynamics of old northern forests

“…In another study in northwestern USA (western Montana), carbon stocks in old-growth (stand age 185 to 200 years) and second-growth (stand age 30 to 45 years) stands of western larch and Douglas fir were investigated (Bisbing et al 2010). In three study areas, 15 paired stands were studied.…”

Carbon stocks of western redcedar and western hemlock stands in Canada's inland temperate rainforests.

“…Past studies have reported large reservoirs of mineral soil C in old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwestern USA Harmon et al 2004;Sun et al 2004;Bisbing et al 2010) and coastal and interior western redcedar and hemlock forests (Trofymow and Blackwell 1998;Trofymow et al 2008;Stevenson et al 2010) (Jull et al 2002;Feller 2003;Stevenson et al 2010). A global meta-analysis found that mineral soil C increased with stand age in boreal and temperate forests with the oldest stands showing the greatest soil C (Pregitzer and Euskirchen 2004).…”

“…Forest ecosystem C can decline by up to nearly 60% in response to clear-cut harvesting relative to old-growth stands because of the significant reduction in aboveground live-tree C Fredeen et al 2005;Gough et al 2008;Bisbing et al 2010). …”

“…Despite detailed assessments of forest C stocks in temperate old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwestern USA (Harmon et al 1990;Smithwick et al 2002;Harmon et al 2004;Bisbing et al 2010), Australia (Turner and Lambert 1986;Turner et al 1992;Mackey et al 2008;Keith et al 2009), and New Zealand (Silvester and Orchard 1999;Davis et al 2003),…”