Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
A comparison of fast-growing maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Aiton.) plantations with native broadleaved vegetation for greenhouse gas balances. |
| Authors: |
Özkan, Ufuk1 (AUTHOR), Serengil, Yusuf2 (AUTHOR) serengil@iuc.edu.tr |
| Source: |
Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 3/10/2025, Vol. 55, p1-13. 13p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*CLUSTER pine, *BROADLEAF forests, *CLIMATE change mitigation, *FOREST fires, *TREE farms |
| Abstract: |
Establishing fast-growing plantations is a long-term strategic climate change mitigation option, since these plantations may absorb carbon at an accelerated rate and alleviate the pressure on natural forests. In Istanbul, nearly 5% of the forests, totaling 32 603 ha of natural oak–beech forest ecosystems, were converted to maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Aiton.) plantations in the 1990s. Maritime pine grows faster than native mixed broadleaf forests but introduces a higher fire risk. The objective of this study was to assess the greenhouse gas (GHG) consequences of these conversions by analyzing wildfire emissions and carbon stock changes for a period of two decades after conversion. The carbon modeling was done using the Carbon Budget Model of the Canadian Forest Sector model calibrated with ground measurements. The results revealed that the total ecosystem carbon stocks would remain at 97.9 tC/ha (Avoided Species Conversion scenario) compared to 116.7 tC/ha in the Business as Usual (BAU) scenario. The BAU scenario refers to real-life conditions that the species conversions have occurred. The fire emissions had a minor share in total ecosystem GHG balance, because the burnt area rate was low (around 0.1%) during the assessment period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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