A trillion trees: carbon capture or fuelling fires?
Nicola Stevens, William J. Bond
Abstract
Afforesting grassy systems for carbon gain using flammable plantation trees could shift the fire regime from lower intensity grass-fuelled fires to high-intensity crown fires. Future changes in climate will worsen this. We highlight the fire risk of trees planted for carbon and costs of fire protection using African examples.
Topics & Concepts
Flammable liquidEnvironmental scienceCrown (dentistry)Carbon fibersClimate changeGreenhouse gasAgroforestryFire protectionForestryNatural resource economicsGeographyEcologyEngineeringWaste managementMathematicsEconomicsBiologyMaterials scienceAlgorithmComposite numberComposite materialCivil engineeringFire effects on ecosystemsForest Management and PolicyPlant Parasitism and Resistance