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Table 6 The carbon characteristics of the selected tree species for carbon plantations.

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

No.

Corresponding land cover types

Yield (m3/ha yr)

Recov. (yr)

LRL1 (yr)

HI2 (-)

WD3 (Mg DM/m3)

FNPPCP (Mg C/ha yr)

AGF (-)

CF95ts (Eq. 2)

1

Trop. deciduous forest

12 (3–20)

8

15

0.65

0.550

18.9

2.02

1.041

2

Trop. evergreen forest

20 (10–35)

8

15

0.70

0.425

22.2

1.77

1.042

3

Warm mixed forest

14 (10–30)

15

28

0.87

0.450

11.0

1.62

1.045

4

Temp. deciduous forest

16 (8–28)

18

25

0.83

0.350

11.8

1.77

1.022

5

Cool mixed forest

11 (4–20)

30

60

0.87

0.400

8.2

1.49

1.00

6

Boreal forest

7 (4–12)

25

60

0.87

0.490

5.6

1.11

1.00

  1. 1 Likely Rotation Length: derived from [28] for both eucalyptus plantations; pine average of [48; 61; 71]; poplar based on [48; 71]; spruce based on [61] and larch derived from yield tables (e.g. [72; 73]), use the moment that growth rates start to decline.
  2. 2 Harvest Index-based [34]
  3. 3 Wood density mainly based on [34]; If not available, use [71; 74; 75; 76].