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Comparison of existing C sequestration projections. |
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| Reference |
Total C sequestration (Pg C yr-1) |
Areal C sequestration (Mg C ha-1yr-1) |
Period |
Remarks |
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| Global studies |
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| This study (social potential) |
0.12 – 0.17 0.68 – 1.33 |
0.9 – 1.3 0.8 – 1.3 |
2000–2050 2000–2100 |
Considering sequestration on abandoned agricultural land only |
| [10] |
0.2–0.58 |
2008–2012 |
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| [22] |
0.2 – 1 |
2000–2050 |
Conservative potential for 50-year period |
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| [55] |
0.3–2.9 |
0.8–1.6 |
2000–2075 |
Large variation due to different assumptions on yields |
| [61] |
avg 1.04 |
1995–2095 |
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| [62] |
0.15–0.8 |
2008–2012 |
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| [63] |
0.6–1.2 |
2000–2050 |
Only in degraded land soils. Total potential is 30–60 Pg C. |
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| Regional studies (Compared to Table 3) |
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| [22] |
0.02–0.05 |
Europe, a 100-year period |
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| [23] |
2–3.5 |
Average sequestration of tropical forests during an 80-year period |
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| [55] |
Only above-ground sequestration. soil decomposition fluxes excluded |
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| 0.6–1 |
Canada |
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| 0.5–11 |
USA (many studies summarized) |
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| 1.4–2.3 |
Western Europe |
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| 7.5–7.7 |
Australia |
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| [64] |
0.006 |
2010 |
EU25 countries |
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| 0.01 |
2020 |
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| 0.02 |
2030 |
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| [65] |
0.05 0.12 |
2100 |
EU15. only soils Wider Europe (excl. Russia). only soils |
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| [66] |
0.3–0.6 |
European forests during 2008–2012 |
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| [67] |
0.35 |
North-west Russia |
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| [68] |
1.4 |
1999–2000 |
Canada |
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| [69] |
0.88 |
0.3 |
Current |
Sink of all boreal and temperate forests |
| 0.11 |
0.52 |
All European forests |
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| 0.43 |
0.48 |
All Russian forests |
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| 0.10 |
0.25 |
All Canadian forests |
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| 0.17 |
0.56 |
All US forests |
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van Minnen et al. Carbon Balance and Management 2008 3:3 doi:10.1186/1750-0680-3-3 |
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