大量的净碳损失归因于亚马逊森林砍伐弧的人为和自然干扰
Ovidiu Csillik1, Michael Keller1,2, Marcos Longo3
1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109.
概括
亚马逊森林退化导致的碳损失比森林砍伐还要大. 这项研究使用空中激光扫描量化碳变化,显示巴西森林砍伐弧度的净损失为90.5 ± 16.6 Tg C y-1.
科学领域:
- 地球系统科学 地球系统科学
- 森林生态 森林生态
- 遥感 遥感 遥感 遥感
背景情况:
- 亚马逊森林是关键的碳汇,但最近的数据显示,由于森林砍伐和退化,净碳排放.
- 将碳损失来源归因于特定的干扰 (降解与自然事件) 是一个挑战.
- 精确量化碳动态对于了解区域和全球碳预算至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 通过使用高分辨率的空中激光扫描,直接量化巴西森林砍伐弧的地面碳增加和损失.
- 为了区分碳损失的贡献与森林砍伐,森林退化和自然干扰.
- 为了估计研究区域的净碳平衡.
主要方法:
- 使用了一种独特的,随机的,重复的,非常高分辨率的空中激光扫描 (lidar) 调查.
- 在详细的,高分辨率的水平上分离地面的碳变化.
- 将基于激光雷达的统计数据推广到整个研究区域 (544,300平方公里).
主要成果:
- 人类驱动的干扰影响了调查区域的4.2%;风和其他干扰分别影响了2.7%和14.7%.
- 据估计,每年的碳损失为清理24.1 Tg C,火灾24.2 Tg C和砍伐木材14.5 Tg C.
- 森林退化导致的碳损失大于森林砍伐,区域碳净损失为90.5±16.6 Tg C y−1.1.
结论:
- 森林退化对亚马逊碳平衡的作用比以前估计的要大得多.
- 高分辨率的激光雷达数据对于准确评估碳动态和归因干扰源至关重要.
- 巴西的森林砍伐弧正在经历相当大的碳净损失,这是由于人类和自然过程的结合.
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