Carbon sequestration potential by afforestation of marginal agricultural land in the Midwestern U.S.

Niu, Xianzeng; Duiker, Sjoerd W.

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2005.12.044

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“…The carbon sequestration capacity due to implementation of forestry policies and forestry projects attract more and more attentions, and particularly after the Kyoto protocol took effect in 2005, which has prompted more countries and regions of the world carried out relevant researches (Deng et al., 2014; Jandl, Lindner, et al., 2007; Niu & Duiker, 2006). With its GGP implemented, the forest carbon storage estimates of China indicated that upon the GGP completion in 2010, the total carbon sequestration and annual mean carbon sequestration of China's GGP forests were 320.29 Tg and 26.69 Tg, respectively.…”

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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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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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“…From a carbon budget perspective, forest changes as a result of deforestation or reforestation can result in forests being either carbon sources or carbon sinks (Noble and Dirzo 1997). Hence, forest management can determine the direction and strength of vegetation carbon storage capacity (Karjalainen 1996;Niu and Duiker 2006). Because of this, increasing vegetation carbon sequestration through forest protection and reforestation has been widely recognized as an important strategy to combat the impacts of climate change (Pfaff et al 2000;Fang et al 2001).…”

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Potential for forest vegetation carbon storage in Fujian Province, China, determined from forest inventories

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Carbon storage in forest vegetation of Fujian Province plays a significant role in the terrestrial carbon budget in China. The purposes of this study are: (1) to evaluate how the afforestation and reforestation programs established in Fujian Province influence carbon storage in forest ecosystems; (2) to assess the influence of tree species, forest age and ownership changes on vegetation carbon storage; and (3) 84 Tg C over the study period. Carbon storage varied with dominant forest species, forest age and forest ownership, suggesting that increases in vegetation carbon potentials can be achieved through selection of forest species and management of age structures. Implementation of afforestation and reforestation programs in Fujian Province over the past three decades Plant Soil (2011) 345:125-140

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“…Yet few research on the carbon sequestration potential of such a largescale program of tree planting as Chinese GGP. A paper published in the year 2006 was the precursor of this kind and it dealt with estimating the carbon sequestration potential after afforestation on marginal croplands in U.S. (Niu and Duiker, 2006). The objective of this study is to estimate the carbon sequestration potential under GGP in Yunnan Province by means of calculating the carbon stock changes of GGP-stands, and to provide a method for further estimating the potential of national GGP-stands in the long run.…”

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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 by afforestation of marginal agricultural land in the Midwestern U.S.

Cited by 114 publications

References 32 publications

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

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

Potential for forest vegetation carbon storage in Fujian Province, China, determined from forest inventories

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

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