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CARBON STORAGE OF FOREST VEGETATION IN CHINA AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH CLIMATIC FACTORS.
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Climatic Change . Jan2006, Vol. 74 Issue 1-3, p175-189. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Estimates of forest vegetation carbon storage in China varied due to different methods used in the assessments. In this paper, we estimated the forest vegetation carbon storage from the Fourth Forest Inventory Data (FFID) in China using a modified volume-derived method. Results showed that total carbon storage and mean carbon density of forest vegetation in China were 3.8 Pg C (about 1.1% of the global vegetation carbon stock) and 41.32 Mg/ha, respectively. In addition, based on linear multiple regression equation and factor analysis method, we analyzed contributions of biotic and abiotic factors (including mean forest age, mean annual temperature, annual precipitation, and altitude) to forest carbon storage. Our results indicated that forest vegetation carbon storage was more sensitive to changes of mean annual temperature than other factors, suggesting that global warming would seriously affect the forest carbon storage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01650009
- Volume :
- 74
- Issue :
- 1-3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Climatic Change
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21795630
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-006-6775-0