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Carbon changes in conterminous US forests associated with growth and major disturbances: 1992–2001
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Abstract We estimated forest area and carbon changes in the conterminous United States using a remote sensing based land cover change map, forest fire data from the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity program, and forest growth and harvest data from the USDA Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis Program. Natural and human-associated disturbances reduced the forest ecosystems' carbon sink by 36% from 1992 to 2001, compared to that without disturbances in the 48 states. Among the three identified disturbances, forest-related land cover change contributed 33% of the total effect in reducing the forest carbon potential sink, while harvests and fires accounted for 63% and 4% of the total effect, respectively. The nation's forests sequestered 1.6 ± 0.1 Pg (10 15 petagram) carbon during the period, or 0.18 Pg C yr − 1 , with substantial regional variation. The southern region of the United States was a small net carbon source whereas the greater Pacific Northwest region was a strong net sink. Results of the approach fit reasonably well at an aggregate level with other related estimates of the current forest US greenhouse gas inventory, suggesting that further research using this approach is warranted.
Author Zheng, Daolan Heath, Linda S. Ducey, Mark J. Smith, James E.
DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/6/1/014012
ISSN 1748-9326
Issue 1
Journal Environmental Research Letters
Pages 014012
Title Carbon changes in conterminous US forests associated with growth and major disturbances: 1992–2001
Volume 6
Year 2011
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