Carbon Accumulation Potential from Natural Forest Regrowth of Godech Municipality, Western Bulgaria

Abstract The present research deals with carbon sequestration, as an important process for mitigating the effects of climate change. The investigation focuses on a 30-year period and it covers only aboveground biomass that builds up from natural forest regrowth, excluding any plantation techniques. Potential carbon sequestration rate from natural forest regrowth in Godech Municipality was measured in Mg C ha−1 yr−1 and the resolution of the map was 1x1 km. The results of the study display that carbon accumulation values in the researched area were consistent with those that were expected in the largest parts of Bulgaria. The biggest share of Godech Municipality falls within the range of 0.82 – 0.96 Mg C ha−1 yr−1 with restricted areas around the villages of Barlya, Smolcha, Gubesh, Murgash and Varbnitsa that may accumulate between 0.96 – 1.11 Mg C ha−1 yr−1. In conclusion, carbon accumulation only from natural forest regrowth provides representative information, however it would have been better if different plantation techniques were regarded as well. The successful results of the investigation should encourage other studies of this type in the neighbouring municipalities.

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Measurement of Diurnal Carbon Sequestration Rate and Aboveground Biomass Carbon Potential of Two Young Species and Soil Respiration in Two Natural Forests in India

Impact of Climate Change on Natural Resource Management ◽

10.1007/978-90-481-3581-3_17 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 309-328

Author(s):

Bipal K. Jana ◽

Soumyajit Biswas ◽

Mrinmoy Majumder ◽

Pankaj Roy ◽

Asis Mazumdar

Keyword(s):

Carbon Sequestration ◽

Soil Respiration ◽

Aboveground Biomass ◽

Carbon Potential ◽

Biomass Carbon ◽

Natural Forests ◽

Sequestration Rate ◽

Carbon Sequestration Rate

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Climate-related changes in peatland carbon accumulation during the last millennium

Biogeosciences ◽

10.5194/bg-10-929-2013 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 929-944 ◽

Cited By ~ 172

Author(s):

D. J. Charman ◽

D. W. Beilman ◽

M. Blaauw ◽

R. K. Booth ◽

S. Brewer ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Carbon Sequestration ◽

Carbon Cycle ◽

Primary Productivity ◽

Net Primary Productivity ◽

Carbon Accumulation ◽

Total Carbon ◽

Sequestration Rate ◽

Northern Peatlands ◽

Carbon Sequestration Rate

Abstract. Peatlands are a major terrestrial carbon store and a persistent natural carbon sink during the Holocene, but there is considerable uncertainty over the fate of peatland carbon in a changing climate. It is generally assumed that higher temperatures will increase peat decay, causing a positive feedback to climate warming and contributing to the global positive carbon cycle feedback. Here we use a new extensive database of peat profiles across northern high latitudes to examine spatial and temporal patterns of carbon accumulation over the past millennium. Opposite to expectations, our results indicate a small negative carbon cycle feedback from past changes in the long-term accumulation rates of northern peatlands. Total carbon accumulated over the last 1000 yr is linearly related to contemporary growing season length and photosynthetically active radiation, suggesting that variability in net primary productivity is more important than decomposition in determining long-term carbon accumulation. Furthermore, northern peatland carbon sequestration rate declined over the climate transition from the Medieval Climate Anomaly (MCA) to the Little Ice Age (LIA), probably because of lower LIA temperatures combined with increased cloudiness suppressing net primary productivity. Other factors including changing moisture status, peatland distribution, fire, nitrogen deposition, permafrost thaw and methane emissions will also influence future peatland carbon cycle feedbacks, but our data suggest that the carbon sequestration rate could increase over many areas of northern peatlands in a warmer future.

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The Link Between Habitats and Carbon Accumulation from Natural Forest Regrowth in Borino Municipality (Southern Bulgaria)

Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports ◽

10.2478/ceer-2021-0013 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 182-191

Author(s):

Borislav Grigorov

Keyword(s):

Carbon Sequestration ◽

Natura 2000 ◽

Natural Forest ◽

Carbon Accumulation ◽

Carbon Pools ◽

Climate Mitigation ◽

Forest Regrowth ◽

Grassland Habitats ◽

Research Show

Abstract Carbon accumulation in forests is an important step towards achieving better climate mitigation levels. The current research aims at uncovering the link between the NATURA 2000 habitats in Borino Municipality, Southern Bulgaria and the expected carbon sequestration from natural forest regrowth for the period 2020-2050. The case study area currently is of a predominantly mountainous character with a number of forests – a prerequisite for enlargement of the carbon pools. Nevertheless, there are also grassland habitats, which participate in this process as well. The results of the research show that the southern parts of the municipality possess a larger potential for carbon accumulation with levels, reaching 1.10 and 1.28Mg C ha−1 yr−1. The promising outcomes may be used as an example of an investigation of climate mitigation and may serve as a basis for broadening the geographical range in other municipalities in the region.

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Predicting Impacts of Climate Change on the Aboveground Carbon Sequestration Rate of a Temperate Forest in Northeastern China

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0096157 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. e96157 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Jun Ma ◽

Yuanman Hu ◽

Rencang Bu ◽

Yu Chang ◽

Huawei Deng ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Carbon Sequestration ◽

Temperate Forest ◽

Northeastern China ◽

Aboveground Carbon ◽

Sequestration Rate ◽

Carbon Sequestration Rate ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

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Climate-related changes in peatland carbon accumulation during the last millennium

Biogeosciences Discussions ◽

10.5194/bgd-9-14327-2012 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 9 (10) ◽

pp. 14327-14364 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

D. J. Charman ◽

D. W. Beilman ◽

M. Blaauw ◽

R. K. Booth ◽

S. Brewer ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Carbon Sequestration ◽

Carbon Cycle ◽

Primary Productivity ◽

Net Primary Productivity ◽

Carbon Accumulation ◽

Total Carbon ◽

Sequestration Rate ◽

Northern Peatlands ◽

Carbon Sequestration Rate

Abstract. Peatlands are a major terrestrial carbon store and a persistent natural carbon sink during the Holocene, but there is considerable uncertainty over the fate of peatland carbon in a changing climate. It is generally assumed that higher temperatures will increase peat decay, causing a positive feedback to climate warming and contributing to the global positive carbon cycle feedback. Here we use a new extensive database of peat profiles across northern high latitudes to examine spatial and temporal patterns of carbon accumulation over the past millennium. Opposite to expectations, our results indicate a small negative carbon cycle feedback from past changes in the long-term accumulation rates of northern peatlands. Total carbon accumulated over the last 1000 yr is linearly related to contemporary growing season length and photosynthetically active radiation, suggesting that variability in net primary productivity is more important than decomposition in determining long-term carbon accumulation. Furthermore, northern peatland carbon sequestration rate declines over the climate transition from the Medieval Climate Anomaly (MCA) to the Little Ice Age (LIA), probably because of lower LIA temperatures combined with increased cloudiness suppressing net primary productivity. Other factors including changing moisture status, peatland distribution, fire, nitrogen deposition, permafrost thaw and methane emissions will also influence future peatland carbon cycle feedbacks, but our data suggest that the carbon sequestration rate could increase over many areas of northern peatlands.

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Mapping carbon accumulation potential from global natural forest regrowth.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.738728075.793579951 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jianyang Xia

Keyword(s):

Natural Forest ◽

Carbon Accumulation ◽

Accumulation Potential ◽

Forest Regrowth

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A perceptive study on carbon sequestration potential of Acacia catechu in the Mukundara National Park Rajasthan-India

International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Configuration ◽

10.52984/ijomrc1314 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Dr. Nidhi Chaturvedi, ◽

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Carbon Sequestration ◽

Power Law ◽

Aboveground Biomass ◽

National Park ◽

Carbon Sequestration Potential ◽

Acacia Species ◽

Significant Function ◽

Sequestration Potential ◽

Acacia Catechu

The carbon sequestration potential of an unmanaged and previously unstudied Acacia catechu in the Mukundara National Park Rajasthan, by estimating the total aboveground biomass contained in the forest. It turned into observed that the biomass, above ground comprising of stems, branches, and foliage, holds a total of 200 tons per hectare, foremost to a valued 100 tons of carbon being deposited per hectare aboveground. Acacia species consequently has the potential to play a significant function within the mitigation of climate change. The relation among the biomass, M, of each component (stems, branches, and foliage) and the diameter d, of the plant become also studied, by means of fitting allometric equations of the form M = αdβ. It was observed that all components fit this power law relation very well (R2 > 0.7), chiefly the stems (R2 > 0.8) and branches (R2 > 0.9) for which the relation is found to be almost linear.

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