Estimates of forest biomass carbon storage inLiaoning Province of Northeast China: a review and assessment.

ABSTRACT: Accurate estimates of forest carbon storage and changes in storage capacity are critical for scientific assessment of the effects of forest management on the role of forests as carbon sinks. Up to now, several studies reported forest biomass carbon (FBC) in Liaoning Province based on data from China's Continuous Forest Inventory, however, their accuracy were still not known. This study compared estimates of FBC in Liaoning Province derived from different methods. We found substantial variation in estimates of FBC storage for young and middle-age forests. For provincial forests with high proportions in these age classes, the continuous biomass expansion factor method (CBM) by forest type with age class is more accurate and therefore more appropriate for estimating forest biomass. Based on t

SUBMITTER: Yu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3934887 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature