Quantifying the Effect Size of Management Actions on Aboveground Carbon Stocks in Forest Plantations.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of the review

Improved forest management is a promising avenue for climate change mitigation. However, we lack synthetic understanding of how different management actions impact aboveground carbon stocks, particularly at scales relevant for designing and implementing forest-based climate solutions. Here, we quantitatively assess and review the impacts of three common practices-application of inorganic NPK fertilizer, interplanting with N-fixing species, and thinning-on aboveground carbon stocks in plantation forests.

Recent findings

Site-level empirical studies show both positive and negative effects of inorganic fertilization, interplanting, and thinning on aboveground carbon stocks in plantation forests. Recent findings and the results of our analysis suggest that

SUBMITTER: Melikov CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10328870 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature