The Estimation of Stand Biomass and Net Carbon Removals Using Dynamic Stand Growth Model
Jeong-Ho Seo, Yeong-Mo Son, Kyeong-Hak Lee, Woo-Kyun Lee and Yo-Hwan Son

 

ABSTRACT : This study presents a method how to estimate the change of stand volume, the stand biomass and the carbon removals, using dynamic stand growth model according to whether the practices for forest management are implemented or not. As a result, it shows that the rate of stand change was significantly high if the practices were implemented. Consequently, the change of carbon removals was also high.
The carbon removals at the stand where the practices were not implemented, was estimated about 0.27tC/ha. And the carbon removals at the stand where the practices were implemented, was estimated 166.02tC/ha (thinning from above) and 163.75tC/ha (thinning from below). It is confirmed that the thinning activities has a great influence on the change of carbon removals and there was little difference of the carbon removals between thinning types.
From this result, it is proved that forest management like thinning activities is prerequisite condition to improve the carbon removals of stand.

keywords：biomass, carbon removal, forest management, dynamic stand growth model, thinning