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https://doi.org/10.5194/esdd-1-41-2010
https://doi.org/10.5194/esdd-1-41-2010
13 Apr 2010
 | 13 Apr 2010
Status: this preprint was under review for the journal ESD but the revision was not accepted.

Analyzing the carbon dynamics in north western Portugal: calibration and application of Forest-BGC

M. A. Rodrigues, D. M. Lopes, S. M. Leite, and V. M. Tabuada

Abstract. Net primary production (NPP) is an important variable that allows monitoring forestry ecosystems fixation of atmospheric Carbon. The importance of monitoring the sequestred carbon is related to the binding commitments established by the Kyoto Protocol. There are ecophysiologic models, as Forest-BGC that allow for estimating NPP. In a first stage, this study aims to analyze the climate evolution at the Vila Real administrative district during the last decades. The historical information will be observed in order to detect the past tendencies of evolution. Past will help us to predict future. In a next stage these tendencies will be used to infer the impact of these change scenarios on the net primary production of the forest ecosystems from this study area. For a parameterization and validation of the FOREST-BGC, this study was carried on based on 500 m2 sampling plots from the National Forest Inventory 2006 and are located in several County Halls of the district of Vila Real (Montalegre, Chaves, Valpaços, Boticas, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Murça, Mondim de Basto, Alijó, Sabrosa and Vila Real). In order to quantify Biomass dinamics, we have selected 45 sampling plots: 19 from Pinus pinaster stands, 17 from Quercus pyrenaica and 10 from mixed of Quercus pyrenaica with Pinus pinaster. Adaptation strategies for climate change impacts can be proposed based on these research results.

M. A. Rodrigues, D. M. Lopes, S. M. Leite, and V. M. Tabuada
 
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