Development of a prototype modeling system to estimate the GHG mitigation potential of forest and wildfire management.

ABSTRACT: Having recently experienced the three worst wildfire seasons in British Columbia's history in 2017, 2018 and 2021, and anticipating more severe impacts in the future, a key Carbon (C) research priority is to develop reliable models to explore options and identify a portfolio of regionally differentiated solutions for wildfire and forest management. We contribute to this effort by developing a prototype integrated C modeling framework which includes future wildfires that respond to forest stand characteristics and wildfire history. Model validation evaluated net GHG emissions relative to a 'do-nothing' baseline for several management scenarios and included emissions from forest ecosystems, harvested wood products and substitution benefits from avoided fossil fuel burning and avoided emissio

SUBMITTER: Smyth C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9841028 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature