Carbon balance in production forestry in relation to rotation length
The choice of a rotation length is an integral part of even-aged forest management regimes. In this study, we simulated stand development and carbon pools in four even-aged stands representing the two most common tree species in Fennoscandia, Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) and Scots pine (P...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/cjfr-2017-0410 2024-09-15T18:05:57+00:00 Carbon balance in production forestry in relation to rotation length Lundmark, Tomas Poudel, Bishnu Chandra Stål, Gustav Nordin, Annika Sonesson, Johan 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2017-0410 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjfr-2017-0410 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjfr-2017-0410 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Forest Research volume 48, issue 6, page 672-678 ISSN 0045-5067 1208-6037 journal-article 2018 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2017-0410 2024-07-25T04:10:08Z The choice of a rotation length is an integral part of even-aged forest management regimes. In this study, we simulated stand development and carbon pools in four even-aged stands representing the two most common tree species in Fennoscandia, Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), growing on high- and low-productivity sites. We hypothesized that increased rotation lengths (+10, +20, and +30 years) in comparison with today’s practice would increase forests’ average carbon stock during a rotation cycle but decrease the average yield. The results showed that for spruce, a moderate increase in rotation length (+10 years) increased both average standing carbon stock and average yield. For the longer alternatives (+20 and +30 years) for spruce and for all pine alternatives, prolonging rotation lengths resulted in increased average standing carbon stocks but decreased average yield, resulting in decreased carbon storage in forest products and decreased substitution effects. Decreasing the rotation lengths (–10 years) always resulted in both decreased average standing carbon stocks and decreased yields. We conclude that a moderate increase of rotation lengths may slightly increase forests’ climate benefits for spruce sites, but for all other alternatives, there was a trade-off between the temporary gain of increasing carbon stocks and the permanent loss in productivity and, consequently, substitution potential. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fennoscandia Canadian Science Publishing Canadian Journal of Forest Research 48 6 672 678 |
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The choice of a rotation length is an integral part of even-aged forest management regimes. In this study, we simulated stand development and carbon pools in four even-aged stands representing the two most common tree species in Fennoscandia, Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), growing on high- and low-productivity sites. We hypothesized that increased rotation lengths (+10, +20, and +30 years) in comparison with today’s practice would increase forests’ average carbon stock during a rotation cycle but decrease the average yield. The results showed that for spruce, a moderate increase in rotation length (+10 years) increased both average standing carbon stock and average yield. For the longer alternatives (+20 and +30 years) for spruce and for all pine alternatives, prolonging rotation lengths resulted in increased average standing carbon stocks but decreased average yield, resulting in decreased carbon storage in forest products and decreased substitution effects. Decreasing the rotation lengths (–10 years) always resulted in both decreased average standing carbon stocks and decreased yields. We conclude that a moderate increase of rotation lengths may slightly increase forests’ climate benefits for spruce sites, but for all other alternatives, there was a trade-off between the temporary gain of increasing carbon stocks and the permanent loss in productivity and, consequently, substitution potential. |
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