Table 5 Values of model coefficients. "h" stands for harvest and "c" for clearing.
From: Implications of land use change on the national terrestrial carbon budget of Georgia
Coefficient | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
Slash ratio following clearing | 0.33 | [41] |
Slash ratio following harvest | 0.09 | Value for Romania |
Slash decay rate | 0.04 | [41] |
Fraction of C assigned to 1 year pool (c) | 0.500 | Value for Romania |
Fraction of C assigned to 10 year pool (c) | 0.100 | Value for Romania |
Fraction of C assigned to 100 year pool (c) | 0.070 | Value for Romania |
Fraction of C assigned to 1 year pool (h) | 0.307 | [20] |
Fraction of C assigned to 10 year pool (h) | 0.072 | [20] |
Fraction of C assigned to 100 year pool (h) | 0.531 | [20] |
C content of mature forest [t/ha] | 144 | Value for Romania |
Minimum C content after disturbance [t/ha] | 5 | Value for Romania |
Initial C content of disturbed system [t/ha] | 127 | Value for Romania |
Initial recovery time after disturbance [y] | 80 | Value for Romania |
Full recovery time after disturbance [y] | 100 | Value for Romania |
Soil C content in undisturbed systems [t/ha] | 134 | [41] |
Soil C content after disturbance [t/ha] | 114 | [41] |
Minimum soil C content [t/ha] | 107 | [41] |
Recovery time for soil C after abandon. [y] | 40 | [41] |