Attribution of net carbon change by disturbance type across forest lands of the conterminous United States

Harris, N. L.; Hagen, S. C.; Saatchi, S. S.; Pearson, T. R. H.; Woodall, C. W.; Domke, G. M.; Braswell, B. H.; Walters, B. F.; Brown, S.; Salas, W.; Fore, A.; Yu, Y.

doi:10.1186/s13021-016-0066-5

Carbon Balance and Management

Table 1 Look-up table of annual fractional change (average = µ; standard error = σ) in aboveground carbon (AGC) and belowground carbon (BGC) in disturbed forests based on FIA plot data

From: Attribution of net carbon change by disturbance type across forest lands of the conterminous United States

Region	Forest type	Disturbance	Initial C	N	AGC µ	AGC σ	BGC µ	BGC σ
North	Softwood	Fire	Low	2	−0.003	0.012	−0.001	0.013
North	Softwood	Fire	Medium	3	−0.052	0.031	−0.053	0.031
North	Softwood	Fire	High	5	−0.150	0.030	−0.157	0.030
North	Softwood	Weather	Low	63	−0.013	0.016	−0.014	0.016
North	Softwood	Weather	High	10	−0.163	0.013	−0.169	0.013
North	Softwood	Insect	Low	85	−0.003	0.007	−0.003	0.008
North	Softwood	Insect	Medium	82	−0.044	0.023	−0.046	0.023
North	Softwood	Insect	High	45	−0.126	0.035	−0.133	0.032
North	Softwood	Harvested	Low	521	−0.046	0.035	−0.048	0.036
North	Softwood	Harvested	High	246	−0.152	0.026	−0.158	0.025
North	Hardwood	Fire	Low	40	−0.003	0.009	−0.003	0.009
North	Hardwood	Fire	Medium	29	−0.045	0.024	−0.048	0.023
North	Hardwood	Fire	High	11	−0.131	0.034	−0.136	0.034
North	Hardwood	Weather	Low	412	−0.011	0.016	−0.011	0.016
North	Hardwood	Weather	High	34	−0.160	0.017	−0.164	0.016
North	Hardwood	Insect	Low	656	−0.002	0.008	−0.002	0.008
North	Hardwood	Insect	Medium	432	−0.045	0.020	−0.046	0.020
North	Hardwood	Insect	High	118	−0.132	0.029	−0.136	0.028
North	Hardwood	Harvested	Low	2177	−0.047	0.035	−0.047	0.035
North	Hardwood	Harvested	High	806	−0.154	0.023	−0.157	0.023
South	Softwood	Fire	Low	127	−0.002	0.007	−0.003	0.008
South	Softwood	Fire	Medium	174	−0.048	0.021	−0.052	0.022
South	Softwood	Fire	High	52	−0.124	0.027	−0.131	0.028
South	Softwood	Weather	Low	78	−0.016	0.016	−0.017	0.016
South	Softwood	Weather	High	16	−0.161	0.026	−0.168	0.023
South	Softwood	Insect	Low	46	−0.002	0.008	−0.004	0.008
South	Softwood	Insect	Medium	66	−0.054	0.022	−0.059	0.023
South	Softwood	Insect	High	60	−0.135	0.030	−0.142	0.029
South	Softwood	Harvested	Low	1787	−0.044	0.034	−0.048	0.036
South	Softwood	Harvested	High	586	−0.149	0.025	−0.157	0.024
South	Hardwood	Fire	low	112	−0.002	0.008	−0.003	0.008
South	Hardwood	Fire	Medium	86	−0.042	0.021	−0.045	0.022
South	Hardwood	Fire	High	37	−0.131	0.033	−0.139	0.030
South	Hardwood	Weather	Low	484	−0.014	0.016	−0.015	0.016
South	Hardwood	Weather	High	32	−0.162	0.019	−0.167	0.017
South	Hardwood	Insect	Low	145	0.000	0.013	−0.002	0.011
South	Hardwood	Insect	Medium	121	−0.047	0.022	−0.051	0.022
South	Hardwood	Insect	High	38	−0.133	0.031	−0.138	0.031
South	Hardwood	Harvested	Low	1235	−0.048	0.036	−0.051	0.036
South	Hardwood	Harvested	High	609	−0.146	0.029	−0.152	0.027
West	Softwood	Fire	Low	13	−0.007	0.008	−0.007	0.008
West	Softwood	Fire	Medium	8	−0.049	0.023	−0.050	0.026
West	Softwood	Fire	High	0	−0.126	NA	−0.133	NA
West	Softwood	Weather	Low	5	−0.003	0.008	−0.003	0.008
West	Softwood	Weather	High	0	−0.162	NA	−0.168	NA
West	Softwood	Insect	Low	12	0.001	0.007	0.001	0.007
West	Softwood	Insect	Medium	3	−0.041	0.016	−0.044	0.018
West	Softwood	Insect	High	0	−0.131	NA	−0.138	NA
West	Softwood	Harvested	Low	28	−0.027	0.030	−0.028	0.031
West	Softwood	Harvested	High	0	−0.150	NA	−0.157	NA
West	Hardwood	Fire	Low	4	−0.002	0.008	−0.002	0.008
West	Hardwood	Fire	Medium	3	−0.057	0.021	−0.059	0.021
West	Hardwood	Fire	High	0	−0.131	NA	−0.138	NA
West	Hardwood	Weather	Low	0	−0.013	NA	−0.013	NA
West	Hardwood	Weather	High	0	−0.161	NA	−0.165	NA
West	Hardwood	Insect	Low	13	−0.003	0.008	−0.003	0.009
West	Hardwood	Insect	Medium	3	−0.041	0.025	−0.044	0.028
West	Hardwood	Insect	High	0	−0.132	NA	−0.136	NA
West	Hardwood	Harvested	Low	4	−0.039	0.031	−0.039	0.033
West	Hardwood	Harvested	High	0	−0.151	NA	−0.155	NA

Italics imputed from other regions

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