Carbon balance in production forestry in relation to rotation length

Lundmark, Tomas; Poudel, Bishnu Chandra; Stål, Gustav; Nordin, Annika; Sonesson, Johan

doi:10.1139/cjfr-2017-0410

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“…Stranda had the smallest C stock in living tree biomass among the spruce stands but the largest C stock among the birch stands, whereas Ørsta had the second largest C stock among the spruce stands and the smallest C stocks among the birch stands. Increasing stand age generally increase the average carbon stock in stands (Raymer et al 2011, Lundmark et al 2018. Thus, stand age may partly explain the differences in the living biomass C stock between the locations, as a higher C stock was observed in the two 60-yr spruce stands (Ørsta, Jølster I) relative to the two 45-yr stands (Stranda, Jølster II).…”

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“…Spearman rank correlation coefficients (rs) and P-values from paired stands of native birch and planted Norway spruce in Western Norway. moderate increase of the rotation length from 75 to 85 yr for spruce stands on similar high site index has been suggested to increase the C stock as well as the overall climate benefit of the forest (Lundmark et al 2018). The total effect of the mitigation strategy related to a net C capture will, however, also depend on the use of the harvested wood and the substitution effects of wood products, including firewood (ibid).…”

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Boreal tree species change as a climate mitigation strategy: impact on ecosystem C and N stocks and soil nutrient levels

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To increase the annual uptake of CO 2 as well as the long-term storage of carbon (C) in forests, the Norwegian government consider large-scale replacements of native, deciduous forests with fastergrowing species like Norway spruce. To assess the effects of tree species change on ecosystem C and nitrogen (N) stocks and soil chemistry, we used a paired plot approach including stands of native downy birch and planted 45-to 60-yr-old Norway spruce. The birch stands were used as reference for the assessment of differences following the tree species change. We found significantly higher C and N stocks in living tree biomass in the spruce stands, whereas no significant differences were found for dead wood. The cover of understory species groups, and the C and N stocks of the aboveground understory vegetation were significantly higher in the birch stands. The tree species change did not affect the soil organic carbon (SOC) stock down to 1 m soil depth; however, the significantly higher stock in the forest floor of the spruce stands suggested a re-distribution of SOC within the profile. There was a significant positive correlation between the SOC stock down to 30 cm soil depth and the total ecosystem C stock for the birch stands, and a negative correlation for the spruce stands. Significant effects of tree species change were found for C and N concentrations, C/N, exchangeable acidity, base saturation, and exchangeable Ca, K, Mg, Na, S, and Fe in the organic horizon or the upper mineral soil layer. The total ecosystem C stock ranged between 197 and 277 Mg/ha for the birch stands, and 297 and 387 Mg/ha for the spruce stands. The ecosystem C accumulation varied between 32 and 142 Mg/ha over the past 45-60 yr, whereas the net ecosystem C capture was considerably lower and potentially negative. Our results suggest that the potential to meet the governments' targets to increase C sequestration depend on the C debt incurred from the removed birch stands, the rotation length, and potentially also the susceptibility of the different stand types to future risk factors related to climate change.

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Section: Ecosystem C and N Stocks And Interactionsmentioning

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Boreal tree species change as a climate mitigation strategy: impact on ecosystem C and N stocks and soil nutrient levels

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“…The results of this study show that factors such as the annual average growth, the length of the rotation cycle and the outcome of assortments from harvested wood are all of great importance for the total climate benefit that arises from afforestation. Forest growth and the outcome of assortments governs how great the total climate benefit can be, while the length of the rotation cycle determines at what time it arises [68].…”

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Climate Benefit of Different Tree Species on Former Agricultural Land in Northern Europe

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The new European Union Forest Strategy for 2030 aims to plant an additional 3 billion trees on non-forest land to mitigate climate change. However, the choice of tree species for afforestation to achieve the maximum climate benefit is unclear. We compared the climate benefit of six different species in terms of carbon (C) sequestration in biomass and the harvested wood substitution in products to avoid carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil-based materials over the 100-year period by afforesting about ¼ of the available area in northern Europe. The highest climate benefit was observed for larch, both at a stand scale (1626 Mg CO2 eqv. ha−1) and at the landscape level for the studied scenario (579 million Mg CO2 eqv.). Larch was followed by Norway spruce, poplar, hybrid aspen and birch, showing a climate benefit about 40–50% lower than that for larch. The climate benefit of willow was about 70% lower than larch. Willow showed 6–14-fold lower C stocks at the landscape level after 100 years than other tree species. The major climate benefit over the 100-year period comes from wood substitution and avoided emissions, but C stock buildup at the landscape level also removes significant amounts of CO2 already present in the atmosphere. The choice of tree species is important to maximize climate change mitigation.

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“…These could be implemented relatively quickly, e.g. to start and maintain carbon restoration measures on private land, and to compensate for costs associated with biodiversity and carbon-stock conservation measures (Olsen et al 2020 ), including forest cover conservation practices and/or the increase in the length of the logging rotations (Lundmark et al 2018 , references in Bartlett et al 2020 ). At a later stage, direct payments could be integrated with new complementary instruments, such as habitat off-setting schemes and standards to evaluate restoration actions, that could be linked to the ecosystem-condition accounts and reporting in the SEEA EA framework (Maes et al 2021 ), but that are not currently implemented in Norway.…”

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A joint climate and nature cure: A transformative change perspective

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Climate change has considerably dominated science-policy dialogue, public debate, and subsequently environmental policies since the three “Rio Conventions” were born. This has led to practically independent courses of action of climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation actions, neglecting potential conflicts among outcomes and with missed opportunities for synergistic measures. Transformative governance principles have been proposed to overcome these limitations. Using a transformative governance lens, we use the case of the Norwegian "Climate Cure 2030" for the Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector to, first, illustrate the mechanisms that have led to the choice of climate mitigation measures; second, to analyze the potential consequences of these measures on biodiversity and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; and, third, to evaluate alternative measures with potential positive outcomes for biodiversity and GHG emissions/removals. We point to some mechanisms that could support the implementation of these positive actions.

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Carbon balance in production forestry in relation to rotation length

Abstract: The choice of a rotation length is an integral part of even-aged forest management regimes. In 34 this study, we have simulated stand development and carbon pools in four even-aged stands

Cited by 27 publications

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Boreal tree species change as a climate mitigation strategy: impact on ecosystem C and N stocks and soil nutrient levels

Boreal tree species change as a climate mitigation strategy: impact on ecosystem C and N stocks and soil nutrient levels

Climate Benefit of Different Tree Species on Former Agricultural Land in Northern Europe

A joint climate and nature cure: A transformative change perspective

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