Forest carbon sink in the U.S. (1870–2012) driven by substitution of forest ecosystem service flows

Magerl, A.; Matej, Sarah; Kaufmann, Lisa; Noë, Julia Le; Erb, Karl‐Heinz; Gingrich, Simone

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105927

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“…The declining share of woodfuel in total energy consumption in all three case studies, while not concomitant with dynamics in biomass recovery, underlines the changing role of forests during forest transitions from providing a plethora of resources towards a commodification for timber production (Heilmayr et al, 2016 ; Magerl et al, 2022 ; Pichler et al, 2021b ). This change in the provisioning function of forests is connected to resource substitution and associated problem shifts i.e.…”

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“…Data available only after 1878 Gingrich et al ( 2016 ). Data available only after 1920 Wood substitution Woodfuel importance Woodfuel as % of domestic energy consumption [%] Very good: mostly derived directly from statistics Magerl et al ( 2022 ) Magalhães et al ( 2019 ) Gingrich et al ( 2016 ) …”

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“…We investigate two additional underlying socio-metabolic drivers potentially affecting wood harvest: (1) We quantify wood imports, displacing the harvest pressure outside the domestic territory (Pendrill et al, 2019 ), as fraction of imports in domestic consumption of wood (‘wood import dependence’). (2) To assess the substitution of wood in major socioeconomic processes, we quantify the fraction of woodfuel in domestic energy consumption (‘woodfuel importance’), representing the shift from wood to coal in the context of forest transitions in the Global North (Magerl et al, 2022 ; Myllyntaus & Mattila, 2002 ).…”

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“…Additionally, the intensification and concentration of domestic agriculture increases domestic agricultural production while freeing land for forest recovery (García et al, 2020 ; Jadin et al, 2016 ), but also comes at ecological costs including increased greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture (Garnier et al, 2019 ; Hong et al, 2021 ; Tubiello et al, 2013 ) as well as social costs such as the exclusion of rural populations from multiple forest uses (Larrère & Nougarède, 1990 ; Pichler et al, 2021a ). Finally, in early industrialized countries of the Global North, the shift towards coal was an important factor relieving forests from providing woodfuel, allowing forest recovery while enabling higher energy use and causing additional emissions (Gingrich et al, 2021 ; Magerl et al, 2022 ; Myllyntaus & Mattila, 2002 ).…”

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Forest Transitions in the United States, France and Austria: dynamics of forest change and their socio- metabolic drivers

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Understanding the drivers of forest transitions is relevant to inform effective forest conservation. We investigate pathways of forest transitions in the United States (1920–2010), France (1850–2010), and Austria (1830–2010). By combining evidence from forest inventories with the forest model CRAFT, we first quantify how change in forest area ( ΔA ), maximum biomass density ( ΔBd max ), and actual biomass as fraction of maximum biomass ( ΔF max ) shaped forest dynamics. Second, to investigate the connections between forest change and societal resource use, or social metabolism, we quantify the importance of selected proximate and underlying socio-metabolic drivers. We find that agricultural intensification and reduced forest grazing correlated most with positive ΔA and ΔBd max . By contrast, change in biomass imports or harvest did not explain forest change. Our findings highlight the importance of forest growth conditions in explaining long-term forest dynamics, and demonstrate the distinct ways in which resource use drove forest change.

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“…The main focus of the study of carbon sequestration service flow is to explore flow routes and regulations in the spatial flow of carbon sequestration service in ecosystems (Magerl et al, 2021). There is a spatial mismatch between the supply and demand of carbon sequestration services over time against the background of rapid urbanization.…”

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Assessment of spatial-temporal balance of carbon sequestration ecosystem service supply and demand by landscape composition: A case study of Guiyang City, China

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Rapid urbanization has resulted in an increase in urban carbon emissions, the degradation of the urban ecosystem, and the escalation of urban environmental issues. It was of utmost importance to define the equilibrium between the supply and demand of urban ecosystem services in light of the rising demand for these services. In karst multi-mountainous urban built-up areas, there were a large number of urban remnant mountains (URMs), which provided a variety of irreplaceable ecosystem services. In order to explore the effect of changes in landscape composition on carbon sequestration services, taking the built-up area of the Guiyang city center as the study area, the spatial-temporal evolution characteristics of the supply and demand of carbon sequestration services and differences in landscape composition within cells were analyzed through the CASA model, multi-source data fusion model, and Arc GIS spatial analysis. Results showed that: (1) From 2010 to 2020, the total carbon sequestration service supply and demand of the Guiyang built-up area showed a decreasing trend; (2) The overall supply and demand space of carbon sequestration services presented a transitional structure of “central city-periphery,” but some supply cells were embedded in the city in a scattered manner; (3) When the percentage of construction land in the cell reached 28.8%, the percentage of evergreen broadleaved forest and evergreen needle-leaved forest would be 30.9% and 4.6%, respectively, and the demand for carbon sequestration services would be generated in the cell. The results of this study could provide guidance for urban planners and policy makers to protect urban ecological security and promote sustainable urban development.

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Research on the sustainable development mode of resource‐oriented regions on plateaus—A case study for Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture

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Many resource‐oriented regions on plateaus (RORP) are facing the double threat of ecological destruction and resource exploitation. The traditional development mode will destroy fragile ecosystems in RORP, resulting in substantial environmental governance costs and environmental restoration difficulties. Therefore, realizing the sustainable development of these regions has become a major topic of interest. In this study, we designed a sustainable development mode, that is, “conservation mining‐ecological restoration‐substitute industries‐energy saving and emission reduction” (CESE), for RORP. The integration of the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Service and Tradeoffs (InVEST) model and the system dynamics (SD) model were used to evaluate and simulate the comprehensive effect and future trends of the sustainable development mode in the RORP. The evaluation and simulation results clearly show that through long‐term stable operation, this sustainable development mode can alleviate the double threat of the “unbridled development‐fragile ecosystem”(UDFE) and achieve synchronous growth of ecological, economic, and social benefits. Additionally, this study further proposes the potential risks of this mode and directions for iterative improvements, serving as goals of regional optimization and improvement in the future. The sustainable development mode of RORP proposed in this study has important theoretical significance and practical value for mitigating the double threat associated with the development of RORP.

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Forest carbon sink in the U.S. (1870–2012) driven by substitution of forest ecosystem service flows

Cited by 19 publications

References 96 publications

Forest Transitions in the United States, France and Austria: dynamics of forest change and their socio- metabolic drivers

Forest Transitions in the United States, France and Austria: dynamics of forest change and their socio- metabolic drivers

Assessment of spatial-temporal balance of carbon sequestration ecosystem service supply and demand by landscape composition: A case study of Guiyang City, China

Research on the sustainable development mode of resource‐oriented regions on plateaus—A case study for Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture

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