Spatial Distribution and Temporal Change of Carbon Storage in Timber Biomass of Two Different Forest Management Units |
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Authors: | Fatih Sivrikaya Sedat Keleş Günay Çakir |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry, Karadeniz Technical University, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey;(2) Düzce Forestry Faculty, Abant İzzet Baysal University, 81620 Düzce, Turkey |
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Abstract: | Forests make up large ecosystems and can play an important role in mitigating the emissions of CO2, the most important greenhouse gas. However, they are sources of atmospheric carbon when they are disturbed by human or natural
causes. Storage of carbon through expansion and adaptive management of forest ecosystems can assist in reducing carbon concentrations
in atmosphere. This study proposes a methodology to produce spatially explicit estimates of the carbon storages (aboveground
plus belowground) depending on land use/cover changes in two different forest ecosystems during various periods. Carbon storages
for each forest ecosystem were projected according to inventory data, and carbon storages were mapped in a geographic information
system (GIS). Results showed that total carbon stored in above and belowground of both forest ecosystems increased from one
period to other because of especially increase of productive forest areas and decline of degraded forest areas as well as
protection of spruce forests subject to insect attacks. |
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Keywords: | Carbon storage Forest ecosystem GIS Land cover change Land use |
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