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Table 2 Effects of treatment on fire behavior and forest carbon balance

From: Short and long-term carbon balance of bioenergy electricity production fueled by forest treatments

     

2100

Plot

Treated

Bioenergy

Wildfire intensity

Regeneration

Δ Live Tree C (Mg ha−1)

Δ Total Stand C (Mg ha−1)

Net C balance (Mg ha−1)

1a

Y

Y

Moderate

Normal

35.98

10.01

20.31

2b

N

N

High

Reduced

−31.19

−4.75

−4.75

  1. aWildfire parameters in FVS: windspeed, 16.09 km/hr; fuel moisture, very dry; 40% stand burned; season, ‘before fall’; regeneration, 300 trees per acre.
  2. bWildfire parameters in FVS: windspeed, 64.37 km/hr; fuel moisture, very dry; 90% stand burned; season, ‘before fall’; regeneration, 0 trees per acre.
  3. A selected comparison of the effects of forest treatment on year 2100 forest carbon balance following wildfire. The effects of the treatment and subsequent changes in wildfire intensity and regeneration are reflected in the ‘ Δ Live Tree C’ and ‘Δ Total Stand C’ columns, and the effect of treatment and bioenergy production is shown in the ‘Net C balance’ column. ‘Wildfire Intensity’ is a qualitative descriptor of the wildfire parameterizations used in the forest growth model. The Plot column indicates the line number depicted in Figure 5.
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Carbon Balance and Management

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