| Among various offset CO2 options, removing CO2 from the atmosphere and storing it as carbon is the most acceptable approach. Forestry activities are a central issue because they affect atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide. Forests are considered carbon reservoirs because they store large amounts of carbon in trees, understory vegetation, the forest floor, and soil. Changes in a forest, such as the growth of trees, can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.; Cherrybark oak (Quercus pagoda Raf.), green ash ( Fraxinus pennsylvanica) and cottonwood (Populus deltoides ) are important commercial hardwood species based upon their distribution on bottomlands in the LMAV. This study determined how much carbon can be stored in cherrybark oak, green ash and cottonwood plantations of and how many tons of carbon on the plantations. The financially optimal thinning and harvesting schedules were determined for landowners.; This study also determined the profitability of carbon sequestration, and the number of tons that can be sequestered in cherrybark oak, green ash and eastern cottonwood forest plantations. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)... |
