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Development of forest carbon stock and wood production in the Czech Republic until 2060

Évolution du stock de carbone forestier et de la production de bois en République Tchèque jusqu’en 2060

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  • • This study describes the scenarios of likely development of carbon pools in managed forest ecosystems of the Czech Republic. The analysis was based on a matrix scenario model (EFISCEN), adopting a novel parameterization based on forest stand site types and forest typology. The model was constrained by practical management rules as prescribed by the Czech Forestry Act and used to assess production potential for the next five decades under three management and three climate scenarios. The analysis provided data on carbon pool development, including both tree biomass and soil compartments.

  • • For the tested scenarios of sustainable forest management (wood removals not exceeding increment) the model indicated a slight increase of soil carbon pool. For the possibly largest removals (maximum sustainable felling scenario), soil carbon stabilized within two or three decades reaching a mean value of about 8.1 kg/m2 for. At the same time, the mean carbon stock held in biomass reached about 10.2 kg/m2 including belowground parts. No decline of soil carbon was observed for any of the tested scenarios.

  • • We conclude that it is reasonable to assume that soil carbon is not a source of carbon under the current management constraints as implemented in the Czech forestry practice.

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  • • Cette étude décrit les scénarios des évolutions probables des pools de carbone dans les écosystèmes forestiers aménagés de la République Tchèque. L’analyse a été basée sur un modèle de scénario matriciel (EFISCEN), en adoptant une paramétrisation originale basée sur des types de station de peuplements forestiers et sur une typologie forestière. Le modèle était limité par des règles de gestion pratiques comme celles qui sont prescrites par les lois forestières tchèques et était utilisé pour estimer le potentiel de production pour les cinq prochaines décades sous trois types de gestion et scénarios climatiques. L’analyse fournit des données sur l’évolution du pool de carbone, en incluant la biomasse de l’arbre et les compartiments du sol.

  • • Pour les scénarios de gestion forestière durable (enlèvement de bois n’excédant pas l’accroissement) testés, le modèle indique un léger accroissement du pool de carbone du sol. Pour de possibles plus grands enlèvements (scénario d’abattage maximum en gestion durable), le carbone du sol se stabilise dans les deux ou trois décades atteignant une valeur moyenne de 8,1 kg/m2 for. Dans le même temps, le stock moyen de carbone contenu dans la biomasse atteignait environ 10,2 kg/m2 en incluant les parties souterraines. Il n’a pas été observé de diminution du carbone du sol pour aucun des scénarios testés.

  • • Nous concluons qu’il est raisonnable de supposer que le carbone du sol n’est pas une source de carbone qui est influencée par les contraintes de la gestion courante mise en œuvre en pratique dans la foresterie tchèque.

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    Emil Cienciala & Zuzana Exnerová

  2. Alterra Wageningen UR, Wageningen, The Netherlands

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Cienciala, E., Exnerová, Z. & Schelhaas, MJ. Development of forest carbon stock and wood production in the Czech Republic until 2060. Ann. For. Sci. 65, 603 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1051/forest:2008043

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