CarboScen: a tool to estimate carbon implications of land-usescenarios

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dc.creatorLarjavaara, M.
dc.creatorKanninen, M.
dc.creatorAlam, S.A.
dc.creatorMäkinen, A.
dc.creatorPoeplau, C.
dc.date2017-07
dc.date2018-07-03T10:56:38Z
dc.date2018-07-03T10:56:38Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:10:27Z
dc.descriptionLand use directly impacts ecosystem carbon and indirectly influences atmospheric carbon. Computing ecosystem carbon for an area experiencing changes in land use is not trivial, as carbon densities change slowly after land‐use changes. We developed a tool, CarboScen, to estimate ecosystem carbon in landscapes. It is a simple tool typically used with an annual time step, and is based on carbon pools and densities. It assumes that carbon density asymptotically approaches a value, which is set for the land‐use type in question. We recommend CarboScen for landscapes with spatially relatively homogenous soils and climate, multiple land uses, and changes between these leading to slow changes in carbon densities because either soil organic carbon is included in the analysis or afforestation occurs. Thanks to its simplicity, it is particularly suitable for participatory planning, rapid assessment of REDD+ project potential, and educational use.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/93918
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/76130
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceLarjavaara, M., Kanninen, M., Alam, S.A., Mäkinen, A., Poeplau, C.. 2017. CarboScen : a tool to estimate carbon implications of land-use scenarios. Ecography, 40 (7) : 894-900. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.02576
dc.subjectcarbon
dc.subjectland use
dc.subjectcarbon sinks
dc.subjecttools
dc.subjectlandscape
dc.subjectmeasurement
dc.subjectmeasuring instruments
dc.titleCarboScen: a tool to estimate carbon implications of land-usescenarios
dc.typeJournal Article

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