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Table 4 Effects of regeneration 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)

4a

Y

Y

High

Normal

−17.68

2.65

12.95

5b

Y

N

High

Reduced

−27.06

−8.15

−8.15

  1. aWildfire parameters in FVS: windspeed, 64.37 km/hr; fuel moisture, very dry; 90% 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 varying regeneration and bioenergy production on year 2100 forest carbon balance following wildfire. The effect of regeneration on carbon balance is shown in the difference in ‘Δ Total Stand C’ and the effects of bioenergy production plus regeneration 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.