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Accounting Carbon Storage in Decaying Root Systems of Harvested Forests

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Author	Wang, G. Geoff Lear, David H. Hu, Huifeng Kapeluck, Peter R.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	Decaying root systems of harvested trees can be a significant component of belowground carbon storage, especially in intensively managed forests where harvest occurs repeatedly in relatively short rotations. Based on destructive sampling of root systems of harvested loblolly pine trees, we estimated that root systems contained about 32% (17.2 Mg ha$^{−1}$) at the time of harvest, and about 13% (6.1 Mg ha$^{−1}$) of the soil organic carbon 10 years later. Based on the published roundwood output data, we estimated belowground biomass at the time of harvest for loblolly-shortleaf pine forests harvested between 1995 and 2005 in South Carolina. We then calculated C that remained in the decomposing root systems in 2005 using the decay function developed for loblolly pine. Our calculations indicate that the amount of C stored in decaying roots of loblolly-shortleaf pine forests harvested between 1995 and 2005 in South Carolina was 7.1 Tg. Using a simple extrapolation method, we estimated 331.8 Tg C stored in the decomposing roots due to timber harvest from 1995 to 2005 in the conterminous USA. To fully account for the C stored in the decomposing roots of the US forests, future studies need (1) to quantify decay rates of coarse roots for major tree species in different regions, and (2) to develop a methodology that can determine C stock in decomposing roots resulting from natural mortality.
Starting Page	284
Ending Page	291
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00447447
Journal	AMBIO
Volume Number	41
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	16547209
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2011-07-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Carbon cycle Carbon pool Loblolly pine Root biomass Piedmont South Carolina Meteorology/Climatology Ecology Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology Environment Environmental Management Physical Geography
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Geography, Planning and Development Ecology Environmental Chemistry Medicine

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