Modeling land use change and forest carbon stock changes in temperate forests in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Forests provide the largest terrestrial sink of carbon (C). However, these C stocks are threatened by forest land conversion. Land use change has global impacts and is a critical component when studying C fluxes, but it is not always fully considered in C accounting despite being a major contributor to emissions. An urgent need exists among decision-makers to identify the likelihood of forest conversion to other land uses and factors affecting C loss. To help address this issue, we conducted our research in California, Colorado, Georgia, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin. The objectives were to (1) model the probability of forest conversion and C stocks dynamics using USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data and (2) create wall-to-wall maps showing estim

SUBMITTER: Fitts LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8254905 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature