Carbon forestry is surprising

• Published in: Forest Ecosystems
• Main Author: Timo Pukkala
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SpringerOpen 2018
• Subjects: Carbon balance; Carbon sequestration; Decomposition model; Wood product model; Boreal forest; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Deadwood; Fennoscandian
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40663-018-0131-5; https://doaj.org/article/b68dfa6343a54165941142a7c3053fe7

Abstract Background Forestry offers possibilities to sequestrate carbon in living biomass, deadwood and forest soil, as well as in products prepared of wood. In addition, the use of wood may reduce carbon emissions from fossil fuels. However, harvesting decreases the carbon stocks of forests and inc...