Forest management in southern China generates short term extensive carbon sequestration

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 129 - 10
• Main Authors: Tong, Xiaowei, Brandt, Martin, Yue, Yuemin, Ciais, Philippe, Rudbeck Jepsen, Martin, Penuelas, Josep, Wigneron, Jean-Pierre, Xiao, Xiangming, Song, Xiao-Peng, Horion, Stephanie, Rasmussen, Kjeld, Saatchi, Sassan, Fan, Lei, Wang, Kelin, Zhang, Bing, Chen, Zhengchao, Wang, Yuhang, Li, Xiaojun, Fensholt, Rasmus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 08.01.2020; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 704/158/1145; 704/158/2165; 704/158/2458; Agricultural management; Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide emissions; Carbon equivalent; Carbon sequestration; Carbon sinks; Climate change; Climate change mitigation; Depletion; Emissions; Food production; Forest growth; Forest management; Forests; Humanities and Social Sciences; Land management; Land use; Land use management; Learning algorithms; Life Sciences; Longevity; Machine learning; Moisture content; multidisciplinary; Remote sensing; Satellite observation; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Soil moisture; Soil water; Soils; Timber; China

Land use policies have turned southern China into one of the most intensively managed forest regions in the world, with actions maximizing forest cover on soils with marginal agricultural potential while concurrently increasing livelihoods and mitigating climate change. Based on satellite observatio...