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Satellite-based estimation of biomass carbon stocks for northeast China's forests between 1982 and 1999 [An article from: Forest Ecology and Management]

Satellite-based estimation of biomass carbon stocks for northeast China's forests between 1982 and 1999 [An article from: Forest Ecology and Management]

enlarge enlarge 		Authors: K. Tan, S. Piao, C. Peng, J. Fang
Publisher: Elsevier
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ASIN: B000PDT7M4

Publication Date: March 15, 2007
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Northeast China maintains large areas of primary forest resource and has been experiencing the largest increase in temperature over the past several decades in the country. Therefore, studying its forest biomass carbon (C) stock and the change is important to the sustainable use of forest resources and understanding of the forest C budget in China. In this study, we use forest inventory datasets for three inventory periods of 1984-1988, 1989-1993 and 1994-1998 and NOAA/AVHRR Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data from 1982 to 1999, to estimate forest biomass C stock and its changes in this region over the last two decades. The averaged forest biomass C stock and C density were estimated as 2.10PgC (1Pg=10^1^5g) and 44.65MgCha^-^1 over the study period. The forest biomass C stock has increased by 7% with an annual rate of 0.0082PgC. The largest increase in the C density occurred in two humid mountain areas, Changbai Mountains and northern Xiaoxing'anling Mountains. Climate warming is probably the key driving force for this increase, while anthropogenic activities such as afforestation and deforestation may contribute to variations in the C stocks.