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T1 Carbon sequestration for different management alternatives in sweet chestnut coppice in northern Spain
A1 Prada, Marta
A1 Bravo Oviedo, Felipe
A1 Berdasco, Lorena
A1 Canga, Elena
A1 Martínez Alonso, Celia
K1 Suelos forestales-Análisis-España
AB This paper provides an innovative approach to assessing carbon sequestration in sweet chestnut coppicetaking into account the importance of carbon fluxes in the whole forest-industry value chain in themitigation of climate change. The goals of this study were: to evaluate the baseline carbon capture ofsweet chestnut forest in the north of Spain; to assess the effect of thinning and extending the rotationperiod on carbon storage; and to evaluate the substitution effect of using sweet chestnut products as analternative to other materials. The CO2FIX model was used to estimate carbon content in different forestcomponents: aboveground and belowground biomass, soil and wood products, under five differentthinning and rotation scenarios. Model parameterization as a function of stand age was carried out usinggrowth data, climate data, litterfall rates, sawmill processing data, and data on the lifespan of productsand their final end. Sawmill efficiency was measured in situ using the Lumber Recovery Factor.The scenarios in which only one thinning was made resulted in more total carbon accumulating thanthe baseline, especially when the 40 years rotation was increased by 20 years. In contrast, scenariosinvolving two thinning did not even reach the baseline value of total carbon. Additionally, a positiveimpact on GHG emissions was found for using wood to substitute other materials, i.e. cement and fossilfuel. Taken together, these results highlight the sustainability of thinning and rotation treatments interms of carbon storage in sweet chestnut coppice, and quantifiably supports the environmental benefitsof the substitution effect of sweet chestnut wood products. As such, it provides valuable information forforest managers and policy makers who wish to address climate change mitigation in forest managementplanning.
PB Elsevier
SN 0959-6526
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/18060
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/18060
LA eng
NO Journal od Cleaner Production, Volume 135, 1 November 2016, Pages 1161-1169
NO Instituto Universitario de Gestión Forestal Sostenible
DS UVaDOC
RD 16-nov-2024