The Potential Role for Management of U.S. Public Lands in Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and Climate Policy

Olander, Lydia; Cooley, David; Galik, Christopher S.

doi:10.1007/s00267-011-9806-1

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“…The reserved designation broadly limits or eliminates harvesting and affects management options on such lands (Olander et al. , O'Connell et al. ).…”

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“…These trends in Table 4 A characteristic of public lands in general and federal forest lands in particular is that some are set aside as reserved. The reserved designation broadly limits or eliminates harvesting and affects management options on such lands (Olander et al 2012, O'Connell et al 2017a). While the reserved status is not directly an indicator of carbon stocks or sequestration potential, management scenarios leading to older stands are generally linked to greater carbon stocks.…”

Section: Current Carbon Stocksmentioning

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Carbon stocks and stock change on federal forest lands of the United States

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Forest land in the United States offsets more than 11% of total domestic greenhouse gas emissions each year through growth of live woody biomass and accumulation of carbon in trees, dead organic matter, and harvested wood products. Forest lands owned and managed by various agencies of the U.S. government cover 77 million hectares, which is 29% of U.S. forest land and an estimated 33%, or 17.2 Pg C, of forest carbon stocks. Here, we summarize forest inventory‐based estimates of forest carbon stocks and indications of carbon stock change on forest lands managed by agencies within the U.S. federal government. Within the conterminous USA, the proportion of forest land that is federally owned is higher in the West representing two‐thirds of forest carbon stocks; in the East, federal lands represent 9% of forest carbon. The majority of federal forests and forest carbon are managed by the U.S. Forest Service (13.8 Pg C), but 20% of federal forest carbon stocks, or 3.5 Pg C, are managed by other federal agencies (e.g., National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management). We also briefly review some broad characteristics of the forest inventory that affect forest carbon reported for the USA as included in greenhouse gas inventories such as for United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change reporting.

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“…The reserved designation broadly limits or eliminates harvesting and affects management options on such lands (Olander et al. , O'Connell et al. ).…”

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Section: Current Carbon Stocksmentioning

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Carbon stocks and stock change on federal forest lands of the United States

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“…Forest carbon estimates based on augmented FIA data have long been considered the standard for landscape level and larger forestland (e.g., Pacala et al 2001, Smith et al 2006, USEPA GHG inventories, Climate Action Reserve 2010). Advantages of using FIA data are: it has a nationallevel statistically sound design, the data are publicly available (with some exceptions related to precise location and specific owner), the data are collected in partnership with state forestry agencies and all major forest components which relate to carbon are measured or sampled.…”

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“…It has long been known that forest conditions can differ significantly by ownership, and that landowner behavior will continue to affect future conditions (e.g., Nabuurs et al 2007), including forest carbon stocks and change. Ownership may also play a factor in carbon finance, with a popular discussion treating publicly owned land differently than private (e.g., Olander et al 2010).…”

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Carbon stocks on forestland of the United States, with emphasis on USDA Forest Service ownership

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Abstract. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USFS) manages one-fifth of the area of forestland in the United States. The Forest Service Roadmap for responding to climate change identified assessing and managing carbon stocks and change as a major element of its plan. This study presents methods and results of estimating current forest carbon stocks and change in the United States for public and private owners, consistent with the official 2010 U.S. greenhouse gas inventory, but with improved data sources for three states. Results are presented by National Forest System region, a major organizational management unit within the Forest Service, and by individual national forest. USFS forestland in the United States is estimated to contain an average of 192 Mg C/ha (megagrams carbon per hectare) on 60.4 million ha, for a total of 11,604 Tg C (teragrams C) in the year 2005. Privately-owned forestland averages 150 Mg C/ha on 173.8 million ha, with forestland of other public owners averaging 169 Mg C/ha on 43.1 million ha. In terms of change, private and USFS ownerships each sequester about a net 150 Tg CO 2 /yr, but an additional 92 Tg CO 2 /yr is stored in products from private harvests compared to about 3 Tg CO 2 /yr from harvest on USFS land. Emissions from other disturbances such as fires, as well as corresponding area estimates of disturbance are also important, but the needed datasets are not yet available. Recommendations are given for improving the estimates.

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“…Yet, few studies have explored potential trade‐offs or cobenefits associated with management strategies that promote C sequestration (Olander et al. ).…”

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Grassland compost amendments increase plant production without changing plant communities

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Abstract. Compost amendment to grassland is a novel strategy proposed and demonstrated to increase ecosystem carbon (C) storage. However, the effects of compost applications on biomass production and plant diversity are not well known. We assessed impacts of a one-time compost amendment over 4 yr on plant dynamics in two grazed grassland ecosystems in California: a coastal prairie and valley grassland. The valley grassland was dominated by exotic annual grasses and had significantly lower species diversity than the coastal prairie, which consisted of a mix of perennial and annual grasses and forbs. We observed large and persistent increases in aboveground biomass. Over the 4 study years, aboveground biomass from compostamended plots increased by 76% ± 21% at the valley grassland and 41% ± 21% at the coastal prairie, compared with controls. Plant N content was also greater from compost-amended plots. There were no major shifts in species richness or abundance at either grassland site. Overall, plant communities at both grasslands were relatively resistant to the compost addition, but responses of some individual species were observed. Notably at the valley grassland, the abundance of forbs decreased slightly, while the abundance of grasses increased. The abundance of two noxious weeds did not change as a result of the compost amendment. Our results suggest that a single application of composted organic matter used to sequester C provided cobenefits to grassland plant dynamics. The compost amendments produced sustained increases in plant productivity and forage production as well as plant N content without greatly affecting the diversity of these exotic annual grasslands.

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The Potential Role for Management of U.S. Public Lands in Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and Climate Policy

Cited by 17 publications

References 27 publications

Carbon stocks and stock change on federal forest lands of the United States

Carbon stocks and stock change on federal forest lands of the United States

Carbon stocks on forestland of the United States, with emphasis on USDA Forest Service ownership

Grassland compost amendments increase plant production without changing plant communities

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