Current and future biomass carbon uptake in Boston's urban forest
| Autor: | Lucy R. Hutyra, Andrew Trlica, Andrew B. Reinmann, Luca L. Morreale, Ian A. Smith |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Canopy
Tree canopy Biomass (ecology) Environmental Engineering 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Climate change Forestry Context (language use) Forests 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Pollution Carbon Trees Ecosystem services Massachusetts Urban forest Environmental Chemistry Environmental science Ecosystem Biomass Cities Waste Management and Disposal Boston 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Science of The Total Environment. 709:136196 |
| ISSN: | 0048-9697 |
| Popis: | Ecosystem services provided by urban forests are increasingly included in municipal-level responses to climate change. However, the ecosystem functions that generate these services, such as biomass carbon (C) uptake, can differ substantially from nearby rural forest. In particular, the scaled effect of canopy spatial configuration on tree growth in cities is uncertain, as is the scope for medium-term policy intervention. This study integrates high spatial resolution data on tree canopy and biomass in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, with local measurements of tree growth rates to estimate the magnitude and distribution of annual biomass C uptake. We further project C uptake, biomass, and canopy cover change to 2040 under alternative policy scenarios affecting the planting and preservation of urban trees. Our analysis shows that 85% of tree canopy area was within 10 m of an edge, indicating essentially open growing conditions. Using growth models accounting for canopy edge effects and growth context, Boston's current biomass C uptake may be approximately double (median 10.9 GgC yr−1, 0.5 MgC ha−1 yr−1) the estimates based on rural forest growth, much of it occurring in high-density residential areas. Total annual C uptake to long-term biomass storage was equivalent to |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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