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Carbon sequestration potential by afforestation of marginal agricultural land in the Midwestern U.S

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2005

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Niu, Xianzeng, and Duiker, Sjoerd W., 2005, Carbon sequestration potential by afforestation of marginal agricultural land in the Midwestern U.S: Forest Ecology and Management, v. 223, no. 1–3, p. 415-427.

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Carbon sequestration has been well recognized as a viable option to slow the rise in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentration. The main goals of this study were to assess the carbon sequestration potential (CSP) by afforestation of marginal agricultural land (MagLand) and to identify hotspots for potential afforestation activities in the U.S. Midwest region (Michigan (MI), Indiana (IN), Ohio, Kentucky (KY), West Virginia, Pennsylvania (PA) and Maryland (MD)). The 1992 USGS National Land Cover Dataset and the State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) database were used to determine MagLand. Two forest types (coniferous and deciduous) and two management practices (short-rotation versus permanent forest) were combined to form four afforestation [...]

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  • National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers
  • Northeast CASC

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DOI http://sciencebase.gov/vocab/identifierScheme 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.12.044
ISSN http://sciencebase.gov/vocab/identifierScheme 0378-1127

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