Assessing Brazil carbon budget. 2. Biotic fluxes and net carbon balance Export

@article{372, abstract = {The global carbon cycle is affected by the annual addition of 7.0 x 10(9) Mg CO2-C to the atmosphere from deforestation and burning of fossil fuels. Because of its large area of high C density forests and high deforestation rate, Brazil may play an important role in the global C cycle. The study reported here developed an annual C budget for Brazil for the year 1990. The budget was based on a simple conceptual model of ecosystem C storage and flux, a newly developed vegetation map based on remote sensing data, and published information on carbon densities and flux parameters. The analysis presents an estimate of net anthropogenic flux from land use change and includes an estimate of C accumulation in secondary forests. Net CO2-C emission estimates ranged from 174 X 10(6) to 233 X 10(6) Mg C year(-1). Timber harvest in plantations and burning fossil fuels contributed additional emissions of about 107 X 10(6) Mg C year(-1). Brazil's combined net C emissions represented 4-5\% of the global total}, author = {Schroeder, P. E. and Winjum, J. K.}, citeulike-article-id = {1309815}, journal = {Forest Ecology And Management}, keywords = {amazonia, atmosphere, atmospheric\_carbon, brazil, carbon, carbon\_balance, carbon\_budget, carbon\_cycle, carbon\_flux, carbon\_storage, climate\_change, conceptual\_model, cultivation, deforestation, ecosystem, emissions, fif, forest, fossils, global\_carbon\_cycle, land\_use, land\_use\_change, landscape, model, remote\_sensing, secondary\_forests, soils, timber, tropical\_forests, vegetation}, pages = {87--99}, posted-at = {2007-05-19 23:34:39}, priority = {2}, title = {Assessing Brazil carbon budget. 2. Biotic fluxes and net carbon balance}, volume = {75}, year = {1995} }

TY - JOUR ID - 372 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1309815 N2 - The global carbon cycle is affected by the annual addition of 7.0 x 10(9) Mg CO2-C to the atmosphere from deforestation and burning of fossil fuels. Because of its large area of high C density forests and high deforestation rate, Brazil may play an important role in the global C cycle. The study reported here developed an annual C budget for Brazil for the year 1990. The budget was based on a simple conceptual model of ecosystem C storage and flux, a newly developed vegetation map based on remote sensing data, and published information on carbon densities and flux parameters. The analysis presents an estimate of net anthropogenic flux from land use change and includes an estimate of C accumulation in secondary forests. Net CO2-C emission estimates ranged from 174 X 10(6) to 233 X 10(6) Mg C year(-1). Timber harvest in plantations and burning fossil fuels contributed additional emissions of about 107 X 10(6) Mg C year(-1). Brazil's combined net C emissions represented 4-5% of the global total JF - Forest Ecology And Management EP - 99 TI - Assessing Brazil carbon budget. 2. Biotic fluxes and net carbon balance VL - 75 SP - 87 KW - amazonia KW - atmosphere KW - atmospheric_carbon KW - brazil KW - carbon KW - carbon_balance KW - carbon_budget KW - carbon_cycle KW - carbon_flux KW - carbon_storage KW - climate_change KW - conceptual_model KW - cultivation KW - deforestation KW - ecosystem KW - emissions KW - fif KW - forest KW - fossils KW - global_carbon_cycle KW - land_use KW - land_use_change KW - landscape KW - model KW - remote_sensing KW - secondary_forests KW - soils KW - timber KW - tropical_forests KW - vegetation AU - Schroeder, PE AU - Winjum, JK PY - 1995/// ER -