Evaluation of the effects of forest management strategies on carbon sequestration in evergreen broad-leaved (Phoebe bournei) plantation forests using FORECAST ecosystem model

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	Evaluation of the effects of forest management strategies on carbon sequestration in evergreen broad-leaved (Phoebe bournei) plantation forests using FORECAST ecosystem model
	Wang, Weifeng ; Wei, Xiaohua ; Liao, Weiming ; Blanco, Juan A. ; Liu, Yuanqiu ; Liu, Shirong ; Liu, Guohua ; Zhang, Lu ; Guo, Xiaomin ; Guo, Shengmao
刊名	FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
	2013
卷号	300 页码:21-32
通讯作者	Wei, XH
中文摘要	In the context of global climate change, it is critical to study how different forest management practices affect forest carbon sequestration. This is especially important for forest managers and policy makers who will have to design and implement appropriate mitigation and adaptation strategies. Previous research has focused on coniferous plantations with rare examination of plantations of evergreen broad-leaved species. Phoebe bournei (Hemsley) Yang, as one of the representative species of subtropical evergreen broadleaf forests in Asia, has a unique potential to increase forest carbon sink. In this study, field data were combined with the forest ecosystem management model FORECAST to estimate the impacts of different forest management strategies (combinations of planting densities from 1000 to 4000 trees ha(-1), rotation lengths from 20 to 80 years, and different harvesting intensities: stem-only, whole-tree and complete-tree) on carbon sequestration of P. bournei plantations in south-eastern China. Field and previously published data were used to calibrate the model for stand biomass pools accumulation, stand density and mortality, light response curves, photosynthetic efficiency, and data on soil nutrient pools, for three different site conditions. The results showed that the most suitable planting density to maximize carbon sequestration in P. bournei plantations is 2000-3000 trees ha(-1). Longer rotations (e.g., 80 years) are better than shorter rotations (20 or 30 years) for the long-term maintenance of site productivity, though the recommended rotation length for maximizing carbon sequestration and maintaining forest productivity is 40-60 years. As for harvesting intensity, stem-only harvesting is the most suitable strategy to manage for carbon sequestration when maintaining long-term site productivity, with whole-tree and complete-tree harvesting constituting less optimal options. Our modeling exercise indicates that P. bournei plantations have great potential for carbon sequestration if they are managed under sustainable and ecologically-based strategies. Given that forests are important in the global carbon cycle, it is recommended that afforestation efforts in relevant subtropical regions use appropriate broad-leaved species that can help resolve ecological and socio-economic challenges. (c) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
收录类别	SCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000320425100004
公开日期	2014-06-04
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.rcees.ac.cn/handle/311016/7289]
专题	生态环境研究中心_城市与区域生态国家重点实验室
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wang, Weifeng,Wei, Xiaohua,Liao, Weiming,et al. Evaluation of the effects of forest management strategies on carbon sequestration in evergreen broad-leaved (Phoebe bournei) plantation forests using FORECAST ecosystem model[J]. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT,2013,300:21-32.
APA	Wang, Weifeng.,Wei, Xiaohua.,Liao, Weiming.,Blanco, Juan A..,Liu, Yuanqiu.,...&Guo, Shengmao.(2013).Evaluation of the effects of forest management strategies on carbon sequestration in evergreen broad-leaved (Phoebe bournei) plantation forests using FORECAST ecosystem model.FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT,300,21-32.
MLA	Wang, Weifeng,et al."Evaluation of the effects of forest management strategies on carbon sequestration in evergreen broad-leaved (Phoebe bournei) plantation forests using FORECAST ecosystem model".FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT 300(2013):21-32.