Carbon Sequestration in Forest Ecosystems
Carbon Sequestration in Forest Ecosystems is a comprehensive book describing the basic processes of carbon dynamics in forest ecosystems, their contribution to carbon sequestration and implications for mitigating abrupt climate change. This book provides
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Klaus Lorenz Rattan Lal
Carbon Sequestration in Forest Ecosystems AB 3
Carbon Sequestration in Forest Ecosystems
Carbon Sequestration in Forest Ecosystems By
Klaus Lorenz School of Environment and Natural Resources Ohio State University USA
Rattan Lal School of Environment and Natural Resources Ohio State University USA
Klaus Lorenz Carbon Management and Sequestration Center School of Environment and Natural Resources The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio USA [email protected]
Rattan Lal Carbon Management and Sequestration Center School of Environment and Natural Resources The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-90-481-3265-2 e-ISBN 978-90-481-3266-9 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-3266-9 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009935335 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Cover picture: Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl., Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California, USA (Nicola Lorenz) Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
Carbon (C) sequestration in forest ecosystems has become an important issue both in the political discussion about abrupt climate change (ACC) and forest ecosystem research. This book is the first to synthesize information on relevant processes, factors, and causes of C turnover in forest ecosystems and the technical and economic potential of C sequestration. Accordingly, the authors are able to fill an important gap between the needs of global environmental policy and local forest management. In fact, the book collates valuable knowledge which is necessary to define a sustainable and adaptive forest management in terms of both slowing-down ACC and preparing forests to potential scenarios of a future climate. Notably soil organic matter (SOM) may act as a powerful sink for atmospheric C in the long-term. On the other hand, soils can also become a source of C when environmental conditions are subject to a change (e.g., in the long-term, when climate changes during soil formation, in mid-term when a forest is clear-felled, or in the short-term such as after rewetting of the soil following an extreme and extended drought). All source-sink functions of forest soils are related to biotic processes since litter production, decomposition, and humus synthesis are controlled by a large number of autotrophic or heterotrophic organisms that interact in the ecosystem. Furthermore, the amount and quality of SOM is closely related to biogeochemical cycles of other elements. Notably the availability of nitrogen (N) plays a key role in the
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