Carbon storage of harvest-age teak (Tectona grandis) plantations, Panama

Kraenzel, Margaret; Castillo, Álvaro Rincón; Moore, Tim R.; Potvin, Catherine

doi:10.1016/s0378-1127(02)00002-6

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“…We also compared the C storage potential of agroforests with that of plantations of teak, which is the most common form of reforestation in Panama (Kraenzel et al, 2003). The C stocks of harvest-age (20-year old) teak plantations are 120.2 Mg C ha -1 (including trees >10 cm DBH and their roots; Kraenzel et al, 2003).…”

Section: Reforestation For Long-term C Storagementioning

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Variation in carbon storage among tree species: Implications for the management of a small-scale carbon sink project

Kirby

Potvin

2007

Forest Ecology and Management

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Section: Reforestation For Long-term C Storagementioning

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Variation in carbon storage among tree species: Implications for the management of a small-scale carbon sink project

Kirby

Potvin

2007

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…Depending on the researcher, however, the number of samples taken from a tree will vary. Nelson et al (1999) dried a single sample of the bole at breast height, while Kraenzel et al (2003) dried a separate sample for each meter of the bole's length. Moreover, the drying time and temperature varies between researchers.…”

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“…However, other authors have used a carbon concentration of 45% by weight (Whittaker and Likens, 1973). Occasionally, carbon is measured directly by burning the samples in a carbon analyzer (Kraenzel et al, 2003).…”

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Analysis of alternative methods for estimating carbon stock in young tropical plantations

Losi

Siccama

Condit

et al. 2003

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…Woody biomass dry weight was assessed from stem timber volume based on the basic density of teak wood (0.54 Mg m -3 - Pérez & Kakkinen 2005). Further, a biomass expansion factor (1.33) was used to estimate the total aboveground biomass (leaves, branches, and stem) as a function of the stem biomass (Kraenzel et al 2003). Dry belowground biomass (roots and fine roots) was derived from the aboveground biomass using a shoot-root ratio of 0.16 (IPCC 2005); finally, the carbon content was estimated as a fraction (0.495) of the total dry biomass (see Tab.…”

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“…In addition, several models quantifying carbon stored in teak trees have been developed (Cubero & Rojas 1999, Kraenzel et al 2003, Gera et al 2011. However, to our best knowledge, no models have been developed for optimizing timber production and carbon sequestration in teak plantations.…”

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Heuristic forest planning model for optimizing timber production and carbon sequestration in teak plantations

Quintero-Méndez¹,

Jerez-Rico²

2017

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We developed a forest planning model integrating two operational scales (single-stand and forest levels) for the optimization of timber production and carbon sequestration in forest teak (Tectona grandis L. f.) plantations. At the stand level, growth and yield simulations using a heuristic thinning optimizer provided a set of near-optimal thinning regimes for individual stands differing on initial spacing and site quality, given biological, silvicultural, and financial constraints. The set of near-optimal thinning regimes obtained were then used as input of the forest-level model, which generated optimal harvest plans for the whole plantation by simultaneously maximizing the net present value of merchantable wood and carbon sequestration. The net amount of carbon captured by the biomass and the emissions produced by decomposition of woody debris and timber products after harvest were estimated. The growth and yield model was based on a system of differential equations incorporating heuristics (genetic algorithms) to optimize age and intensity of thinnings. The full model can handle the optimization of harvest schedules for projects up to 10,000 ha and 200 stands and was tested on a validation dataset including teak plantations from Venezuela and other Latin American countries. Results indicated that regimes favoring carbon sequestration reduce the benefits of timber production, and equal profitability of carbon sequestration and timber production was obtained for carbon prices over 40 $US Gg -1 . Sensitivity analysis showed that the proposed model is sensible to variation in growth rates, carbon and timber prices, and production quotas, and barely sensible to harvest and transport costs. The developed model has a modular structure that allows its calibration to incorporate data from a wide range of management regimes for teak and other forest species.

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Carbon storage of harvest-age teak (Tectona grandis) plantations, Panama

Cited by 161 publications

References 20 publications

Variation in carbon storage among tree species: Implications for the management of a small-scale carbon sink project

Variation in carbon storage among tree species: Implications for the management of a small-scale carbon sink project

Analysis of alternative methods for estimating carbon stock in young tropical plantations

Heuristic forest planning model for optimizing timber production and carbon sequestration in teak plantations

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