Fig. 9

The LUCAS model captures above-ground and below-ground carbon emissions for each historic fire event. The South One fire in 2008 consumes significantly more above-ground biomass than the Lateral West fire in 2011 due to the heavy fuel loads remaining from Hurricane Isabel. When the Lateral West fire ignites, the remaining above-ground biomass was consumed as well as 0.95 Tg C from soil and roots. Carbon loss is also modeled from the management actions taken in response to Hurricane Isabel from 2003. Deadwood from approx. 300 ha of Atlantic white cedar was mechanically removed from the Great Dismal Swamp and moved to a harvested wood products pool. Values are in Tg C. AGB  Above-ground biomass; BGB Below-ground biomass