Carbon Storage of Forest Vegetation in China and its Relationship with Climatic Factors

Min, Zhao; Zhou, Guangsheng

doi:10.1007/s10584-006-6775-0

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“…The carbon stock change of the GGPstands by the year 2050 will be up to 10.82-12.27% of the carbon stocks of the forest vegetation in Yunnan Province in the1990s (461.43 TgC) (Zhao and Zhou, 2004), varying with different scenarios.…”

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“…So far a lot of studies have touched upon the carbon stocks as well as their changes in one or more parts of the forest ecosystems in the world or some countries or regions (Grigal and Ohmann, 1992;Birdsey and Plantinga, 1993;Dixon et al, 1994;Zhou et al, 2000;Fang et al, 2001;Wang et al, 2001;Like et al, 2000;Zhao and Zhou, 2004;Liu and Lei, 2005), including some Chinese provinces or regions Cao et al, 2002;Jiao and Hu, 2005). Yet few research on the carbon sequestration potential of such a largescale program of tree planting as Chinese GGP.…”

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Carbon sequestration potential of the stands under the Grain for Green Program in Yunnan Province, China

Chen

Zhang

et al. 2009

Forest Ecology and Management

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Carbon sequestration potential of the stands under the Grain for Green Program in Yunnan Province, China

Chen

Zhang

et al. 2009

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…At present, there are many Chinese scientists exploring carbon storages of (Fang, Chen, Peng, Zhao, & Ci, 2001; Zhao & Zhou, 2006), carbon sequestration (Li & Lei, 2010), carbon sequestration potential of forest vegetation (Chen, Zhang, Zhang, & Wan, 2009), as well as some others focusing on carbon storages (Yu et al., 2007), carbon sequestration (Deng, Liu, & Shangguan, 2014), and carbon sequestration potential of forestland soils (Chang, Fu, Liu, & Liu, 2011; Zhang, Dang, Tan, Cheng, & Zhang, 2010) in China. However, there are a few researches on carbon sequestration capacities of plantations in China (Liu et al., 2014).…”

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Biomass carbon storages and carbon sequestration potentials of the Grain for Green Program‐Covered Forests in China

Wang

Deng

et al. 2018

Ecology and Evolution

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The Grain for Green Program (GGP) was the most all‐embracing program of ecological reconstruction implemented in China. To estimate carbon storages and carbon sequestration potentials of the GGP forests, the study presented in the paper collected data spanning from 1999 to 2010, such as tree species, tree planting area relevant to the GGP, empirical growth curves suitable for different planted tree species in China, as well as wood density (WD), biomass expansion factor (BEF), carbon fraction (CF) of different trees species, and estimated the carbon storages of the biomasses of GGP forests from 1999 to 2050. It showed that the total carbon storage of the biomass of GGP forests was 320.29 Tg upon the GGP completion in 2010; the total carbon sequestration is higher during the early GGP‐implementation stage than at the late GGP‐implementation stage, and the annual mean carbon sequestration of GGP forests was 26.69 Tg/year. The potential of GGP forests as carbon sink presented an increasing increment. In China, the potential increments of GGP forests as carbon sinks were estimated to be 397.34, 604.00, 725.53, and 808.90 Tg in 2020, 2030, 2040, and 2050, respectively, and the carbon sequestration rates were 1.72, 0.89, 0.52, and 0.36 Mg ha−1 year−1, respectively, corresponding to 2010s, 2020s, 2030s, and 2040s. Therefore, the GGP forests had bigger carbon sequestration capacities and potentials in China.

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“…Clearly, forests hold a prominent position in research related to carbon cycles and carbon storage in global terrestrial ecosystems. Carbon storage in forest ecosystems is one of the fundamental parameters of research on carbon exchange between forest ecosystems and the atmosphere [8]. Research on the temporal and spatial dynamics of carbon storage in forest vegetation systems has great significance in the context of global warming.…”

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An Assessment of Carbon Storage in China’s Arboreal Forests

Shao

Cai

et al. 2017

Forests

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Abstract:In the years 2009-2013, China carried out its eighth national survey of forest resources. Based on the survey data, this paper used a biomass conversion function method to evaluate the carbon stores and carbon density of China's arboreal forests. The results showed that: (1) By age group, the largest portion of carbon stores in China's arboreal forests are in middle-aged forests. Over-mature forests have the least carbon storage; (2) By origin, natural forests of all age groups have higher carbon storage and carbon density than man-made forest plantations. The carbon density of natural forests and forest plantations increases gradually with the age of the trees; (3) By type (dominant tree species), the 18 most abundant types of arboreal forest in China account for approximately 94% of the nation's total arboreal forest biomass and carbon storage. Among these, broadleaf mixed and Quercus spp. form the two largest portions. Taxus spp. forests, while comprising a very small portion of China's forested area, have very high carbon density; (4) By region, the overall arboreal forest carbon storage is highest in the southwest part of China, and lowest in the northwest. However, because of differences in land use and forest coverage ratios, regions with arboreal forests of high carbon density are not necessarily the same regions that have high overall carbon storage; (5) By province, Heilongjiang, Yunnan, Tibet, Sichuan, Inner Mongolia, and Jilin have rather high carbon storage. The arboreal forests in Tibet, Jilin, Xinjiang, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Hainan have a rather high carbon density. This paper's evaluation of carbon storage in China's arboreal forests is a valuable reference for interpreting the role and function of Chinese ecosystems in coping with global climate change.

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Carbon Storage of Forest Vegetation in China and its Relationship with Climatic Factors

Cited by 64 publications

References 22 publications

Carbon sequestration potential of the stands under the Grain for Green Program in Yunnan Province, China

Carbon sequestration potential of the stands under the Grain for Green Program in Yunnan Province, China

Biomass carbon storages and carbon sequestration potentials of the Grain for Green Program‐Covered Forests in China

An Assessment of Carbon Storage in China’s Arboreal Forests

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