Carbon mitigation potential of different forest ecosystems under climate change and various managements in Italy

• Published in: Ecosystem health and sustainability Vol. 1; no. 8; pp. 1 - 9
• Main Authors: Calfapietra, C, Barbati, A, Perugini, L, Ferrari, B, Guidolotti, G, Quatrini, A, Corona, P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Ecological Society of America 01.10.2015; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Agricultural management; Carbon; carbon credits; Carbon sinks; Climate change; Ecosystems; Energy policy; Environmental changes; Environmental management; Environmental policy; Forest ecosystems; Forest management; Forestry; Forests; Italy; Land use; Mitigation; Old growth; old growth forests; Plantations; short-rotation forestry; Surface area; Terrestrial ecosystems; Trees; trees outside forests; Urban environments; Italy

This study reviews carbon stocks and carbon dynamics in different types of forest land in Italy: ordinary managed forests, forest plantations, old growth forests, and trees outside forests. Forest management, combined with global environmental changes, increases the capacity of carbon uptake of ordi...