Comparison of carbon estimation methods for European forests

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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2015.11.016" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2015.11.016</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2015.11.016" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.foreco.2015.11.016</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Comparison of carbon estimation methods for European forests
Original language description
National and international carbon reporting systems require information on carbon stocks of forests. For this purpose, terrestrial assessment systems such as forest inventory data in combination with carbon estimation methods are often used. In this study we analyze and compare terrestrial carbon estimation methods from 12 European countries. The country-specific methods are applied to five European tree species (Fagus sylvatica L., Quercus robur L., Betula pendula Roth, Picea abies (L.) Karst. and Pinus sylvestris L.), using a standardized theoretically-generated tree dataset. We avoid any bias due to data collection and/or sample design by using this approach. We are then able to demonstrate the conceptual differences in the resulting carbon estimates with regard to the applied country-specific method. In our study we analyze (i) allometric biomass functions, (ii) biomass expansion factors in combination with volume functions and (iii) a combination of both. The results of the analysis show discre
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
GK - Forestry
OECD FORD branch
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Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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