Over the past century forest regrowth in Europe and North America expanded forest carbon (C) sinks and offset C emissions but future C accumulation is uncertain. Policy makers need insights into forest C dynamics as they anticipate emissions futures and goals. We used land use and forest inventory data to estimate how forest C dynamics have changed in the southeastern United States and attribute changes to land use, management, and disturbance causes.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/complex-forest-dynamics-indicate-potential-slowing-carbon-accumulation-southeastern
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/john-w-coulston
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/david-n-wear
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/james-m-vose
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-scientific-reports
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-sinks
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-sequestration