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Table 3 Effects of bioenergy production on 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)

3a

Y

Y

Low

Normal

19.53

19.50

29.80

3a

Y

N

Low

Normal

19.53

19.50

19.50

  1. aWildfire parameters in FVS: windspeed, 16.09 km/hr; fuel moisture, moist; 40% stand burned; season, ‘early season’; regeneration, 300 trees per acre.
  2. A selected comparison of the effects of bioenergy production from biomass harvested during forest treatment on year 2100 forest carbon balance following wildfire. The effects of bioenergy production on carbon balance are evident in ‘Net C balance’ column, and would be the same regardless of wildfire intensity or regeneration parameters. ‘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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