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Russian forest sequesters substantially more carbon than previously reported.

Dmitry Schepaschenko^1,2,3, Elena Moltchanova⁴, Stanislav Fedorov⁵

¹Center for Forest Ecology and Productivity of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Profsoyuznaya 84/32/14, Moscow, Russia, 117997. schepd@iiasa.ac.at.

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Russian forests show significant growth, accumulating substantial growing stock and biomass since 1988. This study reveals higher forest carbon sequestration than previously reported.

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Area of Science:

Forestry science
Remote sensing
Ecology

Background:

Russia's official forest inventory data show minimal change in growing stock and biomass since the Soviet Union's collapse.
Remote sensing data suggest increased vegetation productivity, tree cover, and biomass in Russian forests.

Purpose of the Study:

To challenge official statistics by providing an alternative estimate of Russian forest growing stock.
To assess changes in Russian forest growing stock and biomass post-Soviet era.

Main Methods:

Integration of recent National Forest Inventory data with remote sensing products.
Comparative analysis of official forest inventory data and remote sensing-derived estimates.

Main Results:

The estimated growing stock for Russian forests in 2014 was 111 ± 1.3 × 10^9 m^3, 39% higher than the State Forest Register.
Russian forests accumulated an average of 1163 × 10^6 m^3 yr^-1 of growing stock between 1988-2014.
Managed forests sequestered 354 Tg C yr^-1 in live biomass from 1988-2014, 47% higher than reported in the National Greenhouse Gases Inventory.

Conclusions:

Official Russian forest statistics may underestimate the actual growing stock and biomass accumulation.
Russian forests play a significant role in global carbon sequestration, potentially balancing losses in tropical regions.