Forest Growth Provides an Important Carbon Sink

Figure 7.5

This figure appears in chapter 7 of the Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment report.

http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/highlights/report-findings/ecosystems-and-biodiversity/graphics/forest-growth-provides-important

Forests are the largest component of the U.S. carbon sink, but growth rates of forests vary widely across the country.Well-watered forests of the Pacific Coast and Southeast absorb considerably more than the arid southwestern forests or the colder northeastern forests. Climate change and disturbance rates, combined with current societal trends regarding land use and forest management, are projected to reduce forest CO₂ uptake in the coming decades.78f2cbd8-d8f2-4d99-abbd-017bad4d52f1 Figure shows average forest growth as measured by net primary production from 2000 to 2006. (Figure source: adapted from Running et al. 20043685b300-05a0-44e2-bf75-82fd486896ff).

When citing this figure, please reference adapted from Running et al. 20043685b300-05a0-44e2-bf75-82fd486896ff.

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This figure was derived from A Continuous Satellite-Derived Measure of Global Terrestrial Primary Production using the activity nca3-forest-growth-provides-important-carbon-sink-activity-1.
This figure was derived from dataset Terra/MODIS Net Primary Production Yearly L4 Global 1km using the activity nca3-forest-growth-provides-important-carbon-sink-activity-2.

References :

• A Continuous Satellite-Derived Measure of Global Terrestrial Primary Production (3685b300)
• Effects of Climatic Variability and Change on Forest Ecosystems: A Comprehensive Science Synthesis for the U.S. Forest Sector (78f2cbd8)

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