Quantifying the effectiveness of climate change mitigation through forest plantations and carbon sequestration with an integrated land-use model

Table 5 The climatic characteristics of the selected tree species for carbon plantations.

No	Tree species		Corresponding PFT	T_cold (°C)	Moisture²	GDD5_min
1	Eucalyptus camadulensis	River red gum	Tropical deciduous trees	>15.5	0.45 to 0.8
2	Eucalyptus grandis	Rose gum	Tropical evergreen trees	>15.5	0.8 to 1.0
3	Pinus radiate	Radiata pine	Temperate evergreen trees	>5	0.55 to 0.95
4	Populus nigra	Black poplar	Temperate deciduous trees	-15 to 15.5	0.65 to 1.0	1200
5	Picea abies	Norway spruce	Boreal evergreen trees	-35 to -2	0.75 to 1.0	350
6	Larix kaempferi	Japanese Larch	Boreal deciduous trees	< 5	0.65 to 1.0	350

¹ T_cold is the average temperature of the coldest month.
²Moisture is expressed as the ratio between actual and potential evapotranspiration [70]. The lower end of the range may decrease due to increasing Water Use Efficiency. This is the result of increasing atmospheric CO₂ levels.
³ GDD5_min is the minimum degree-day sum for establishment (considering a 5°C base).

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