Carbon Sequestration Project 1
Influence of Forest Structure on Soil Respiration at Escambia Experimental Forest (Dr. Lisa Samuelson)
- Global climate change and the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere can be mitigated by the proper management of soils and forests through carbon sequestration.
- Longleaf pine forests and soils sequester large quantities of carbon because of long timber rotations and temperate climate conditions.
- The objective of the project was to examine how forest structure influences the rate of soil respiration to better understand forest management effects on carbon pools.
- Soil respiration was examined in response to:
- basal area,
- live, dead, coarse, and fine root biomass,
- woody debris in the soil,
- soil charcoal mass,
- litter depth and litter mass,
- downed woody debris,
- aboveground biomass in woody species,
- environmental conditions,
- and estimated percent ground cover.
