How can forest management increase biomass accumulation and CO 2 sequestration? A case study on beech forests in Hesse, Germany

Table 2 Relative difference of management areas compared to respective forest reserves at the time of the second inventory, for the remaining stand (above-ground, living)

Management area	Basal area ha⁻¹ (%)		Periodic annual biomass increment ha⁻¹ (%)		Periodic individual annual biomass increment (%)
Management area	All species	Beech	All species	Beech	All species	Beech
802 Goldbach	− 36.9	− 40.0	− 24.8	− 26.8	+ 23.0	+ 22.7
803 Schönbuche	− 50.1	− 50.0	− 36.4	− 36.6	+ 25.1	+ 23.2
808 Hohestein	− 35.4	− 32.2	− 11.9	− 6.0	+ 57.9	+ 56.3
809 Haasenblick	− 49.0	− 52.7	− 25.1	− 29.7	+ 60.3	+ 57.2
827 Weserhänge	− 14.8	− 45.1	− 18.5	− 37.6	+ 91.7	+ 100.2

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