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Measurements of CO2 Fluxes at Non-Ideal Eddy Covariance Sites
Published on: June 24, 2019
まとめ
世界の森林は,主に土壌に膨大な量の炭素を貯蔵しています. 森林伐採は炭素を大量に放出するが,森林管理は炭素の保存と封じ込めに貢献し,将来の炭素循環に影響を与える.
科学分野:
- 林業 林業 林業 林業 林業
- エコロジー エコロジー エコロジー
- 気候科学 気候科学
背景:
- 森林は,世界中で41億ヘクタールを超える面積をカバーしています.
- 森林生態系は1146ペタグラムの炭素を貯蔵しており,土壌は3分の2以上を占めています.
- 炭素の分布は緯度によって異なる:低緯度37%,中緯度14%,高緯度49%.
研究 の 目的:
- 世界的な森林の炭素予算を分析するために.
- 森林伐採と植林による炭素の流れを定量化するために.
- 森林管理が炭素を吸収する可能性を評価する.
主な方法:
- 世界の森林面積と炭素貯蔵の分析.
- 森林伐採による炭素排出量の定量化 (1990年).
- 森林の拡大と成長による炭素吸収の推定.
主要な成果:
- 1990年,低緯度の森林伐採による排出量は年間1.6PgCでした.
- 中高緯度の森林の成長は,年間0.7PgCを封じ込めました.
- 森林からの大気中の純炭素フローは,年間0.9PgCでした.
結論:
- 森林伐採を遅らせ,森林を増やすことで,かなりの量の炭素を保存/吸収することができます.
- 気候変動と土地利用の変化により,将来の森林の炭素循環は不確実である.
- 森林は,将来の炭素吸収場や炭素の源として機能するかもしれない.
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