The role of wood harvest from sustainably managed forests in the carbon cycle
Ernst‐Detlef Schulze, Olivier Bouriaud, Roland Irslinger, Riccardo Valentini
Abstract
Key message We investigate the flux balance of managed and protected forests and the effects of using wood. Flux parameters of CO 2 uptake and respiration do not differ between managed and protected forests. Accounting of harvest as immediate emission by IPCC guidelines results in a bias of forest climate mitigation towards storage and neglects the avoidance of fossil-fuel use by wood use.
Topics & Concepts
SustainabilityEnvironmental scienceForest managementSustainable forest managementCarbon cycleClimate changeFlux (metallurgy)Fossil fuelCarbon fluxAgroforestryForestryEcologyGeographyEcosystemBiologyChemistryOrganic chemistryForest Management and PolicyPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsForest ecology and management