Temporal-Spatial Pattern of Carbon Stocks in Forest Ecosystems in Shaanxi, Northwest China

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	Temporal-Spatial Pattern of Carbon Stocks in Forest Ecosystems in Shaanxi, Northwest China
	Cui, Gaoyang; Chen, Yunming; Cao, Yang; Cao, Y (reprint author), Northwest A&F Univ, State Key Lab Soil Eros & Dryland Farming Loess P, Yangling, Shaanxi, Peoples R China.
文章类型	Article
	2015
发表期刊	PLOS ONE
卷号	10 期号:9
摘要	The precise and accurate quantitative evaluation of the temporal and spatial pattern of carbon (C) storage in forest ecosystems is critical for understanding the role of forests in the global terrestrial C cycle and is essential for formulating forest management policies to combat climate change. In this study, we examined the C dynamics of forest ecosystems in Shaanxi, northwest China, based on four forest inventories (1989-1993, 1994-1998, 1999-2003, and 2004-2008) and field-sampling measurements (2012). The results indicate that the total C storage of forest ecosystems in Shaanxi increased by approximately 29.3%, from 611.72 Tg in 1993 to 790.75 Tg in 2008, partially as a result of ecological restoration projects. The spatial pattern of C storage in forest ecosystems mainly exhibited a latitude-zonal distribution across the province, increasing from north (high latitude) to south (low latitude) generally, which signifies the effect of environmental conditions, chiefly water and heat related factors, on forest growth and C sequestration. In addition, different data sources and estimation methods had a significant effect on the results obtained, with the C stocks in 2008 being considerably overestimated (864.55 Tg) and slightly underestimated (778.07 Tg) when measured using the mean C density method and integrated method, respectively. Overall, our results demonstrated that the forest ecosystem in Shaanxi acted as a C sink over the last few decades. However, further studies should be carried out with a focus on adaption of plants to environmental factors along with forest management for vegetation restoration to maximize the C sequestration potential and to better cope with climate change.
学科领域	Science & Technology - Other Topics
DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0137452
收录类别	SCI
出版地	1160 BATTERY STREET, STE 100, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111 USA
语种	英语
资助项目	水保所科研产出--SCI_2015--SCI
WOS标题词	Science & Technology
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:000360932800087
关键词[WOS]	EUROPEAN FORESTS ; BIOMASS ; STORAGE ; SEQUESTRATION ; AMAZON ; SINK ; SOIL ; DEFORESTATION ; EMISSIONS ; DIOXIDE
出版者	PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	sbir.nwafu.edu.cn/handle/361005/7566
专题	水保所科研产出--SCI_2015--SCI
通讯作者	Cao, Y (reprint author), Northwest A&F Univ, State Key Lab Soil Eros & Dryland Farming Loess P, Yangling, Shaanxi, Peoples R China.
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Cui, Gaoyang,Chen, Yunming,Cao, Yang,et al. Temporal-Spatial Pattern of Carbon Stocks in Forest Ecosystems in Shaanxi, Northwest China[J]. PLOS ONE,2015,10(9).
APA	Cui, Gaoyang,Chen, Yunming,Cao, Yang,&Cao, Y .(2015).Temporal-Spatial Pattern of Carbon Stocks in Forest Ecosystems in Shaanxi, Northwest China.PLOS ONE,10(9).
MLA	Cui, Gaoyang,et al."Temporal-Spatial Pattern of Carbon Stocks in Forest Ecosystems in Shaanxi, Northwest China".PLOS ONE 10.9(2015).

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