Articles | Volume 14, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2387-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2387-2017
Research article
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11 May 2017
Research article |  | 11 May 2017

The European forest sector: past and future carbon budget and fluxes under different management scenarios

Roberto Pilli, Giacomo Grassi, Werner A. Kurz, Giulia Fiorese, and Alessandro Cescatti

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (07 Mar 2017) by Christopher A. Williams
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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (04 Apr 2017) by Christopher A. Williams
AR by Roberto Pilli on behalf of the Authors (10 Apr 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (11 Apr 2017) by Christopher A. Williams
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We modeled, for 26 European countries, the C budget and fluxes of the main forest pools from 2000 to 2030 under different management scenarios. Our findings show an incipient aging process for the existing forests, but specific conditions, such as the harvest rate and the current age structure, may have different impacts on the country-specific evolution of biomass stock. This provides a useful framework for more detailed analyses of the mitigation potential of the forest sector.
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