Ménard Isabelle, Thiffault Evelyne, Kurz Werner A. et Boucher Jean-François. (2022). Carbon sequestration and emission mitigation potential of afforestation and reforestation of unproductive territories. New Forests, 54, p. 1013-1035.
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URL officielle: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-022-09955-5
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Afforestation and reforestation can contribute to the mitigation of climate change by increasing forested areas that can actively sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis. The purpose of this study was to assess the potential for carbon sequestration in the ecosystem and in harvested wood products, and associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emission mitigation, following the application of afforestation/reforestation strategies on unproductive lands in the Province of Quebec over an 80-year long period (2021–2101), using the Carbon Budget Model of the Canadian Forester Sector 3. Afforestation/reforestation scenarios without harvesting and scenarios based on establishment of fast-growing species such as hybrid poplar showed the greatest short-term (2020–2040) carbon sequestration potential. Over the 80-year simulation period, plantations without harvesting generated a greater potential for carbon sequestration in ecosystems; after each harvesting event, several decades were necessary to regain any ecosystem carbon loss, which could be compensated only if a proportion of the harvested wood is converted to long-lived wood products, with high substitution effects in other sectors. In the northern boreal zone of Quebec, significant mitigation potential can be expected from the afforestation of open woodlands and poorly regenerated burns, both with or without harvesting. In the southern zone, the need for better data on vegetation succession and carbon accumulation on abandoned farmlands in the absence of plantations was highlighted by this study. This study increases the understanding of carbon sequestration by plantations, and their role as a mitigation strategy to contribute to national GHG emission reduction targets and net-zero carbon objectives.
Type de document: | Article publié dans une revue avec comité d'évaluation |
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ISSN: | 0169-4286 |
Volume: | 54 |
Pages: | p. 1013-1035 |
Version évaluée par les pairs: | Oui |
Date: | 2022 |
Identifiant unique: | 10.1007/s11056-022-09955-5 |
Sujets: | Sciences naturelles et génie > Sciences appliquées > Climatologie et météorologie Sciences naturelles et génie > Sciences appliquées > Foresterie et sciences du bois Sciences naturelles et génie > Sciences naturelles > Biologie et autres sciences connexes |
Département, module, service et unité de recherche: | Départements et modules > Département des sciences fondamentales Unités de recherche > Centre de recherche sur la Boréalie (CREB) |
Mots-clés: | carbon dioxide removal, open woodlands, abandoned farmlands, poorly regenerated burns, Harvested wood products, displacement factor |
Informations complémentaires: | This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11056-022-09955-5 |
Déposé le: | 29 avr. 2024 13:52 |
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Dernière modification: | 29 avr. 2024 13:52 |
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