Greenhouse gas mitigation potential of combining forest management and bioenergy substitution a case study from Central Highlands of Michoacan, Mexico
Key to climate change abatement strategies is the understanding of the comparative carbon mitigation implications of management of native forests oriented to different end-uses such as conservation, conventional management, or integrated management that includes bioenergy. In Mexico 95% of total logging is conducted in native forests, and 80% of it in pine-oak forests. In this paper we compare the carbon mitigation dynamics of mixed native pine-oak forests in Central Mexico under current management - used as a reference scenario - with two alternative scenarios: (a) oak conservation and (b) oak conservation + bioenergy. To estimate the carbon fluxes for each scenario and each forest type we used the CO2FIX V3.1 model, a user-friendly tool designed to calculate all carbon fluxes in forest stands, forest-derived products and bioenergy technologies based on forest slash and industrial residues. The CO2FIX model applies a cohort-type approach to estimate carbon fluxes in mixed or uneven-aged forests where species groups or age cohorts typically show differences in growth, biomass allocation, intra and inter-cohort competition, and mortality.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
| Subjects: | Gases de efecto invernadero, Captura de carbono, Gestión de recursos, Energía biomásica, Conservación de bosques, |
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