Liana cutting in selectively logged forests increases both carbon sequestration and timber yields

Francis E. Putz; Denver T. Cayetano; Ethan P. Belair; Peter W. Ellis; Anand Roopsind; Bronson W. Griscom; Catherine Finlayson; Alex Finkral; Percival P. Cho; Claudia Romero

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121038

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Liana cutting in selectively logged forests increases both carbon sequestration and timber yields

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Liana cutting in selectively logged forests increases both carbon sequestration and timber yields

Francis E. Putz, Denver T. Cayetano, Ethan P. Belair, Peter W. Ellis, Anand Roopsind, Bronson W. Griscom, Catherine Finlayson, Alex Finkral, Percival P. Cho and Claudia Romero

Forest Ecology and Management, Vol.539, pp.1-6

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121038

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Infestations of trees by woody climbing plants (i.e., lianas) are common and increasing in an estimated 250 Mha of the 1 billion hectares of mixed-species tropical and temperate forest subjected to selective logging. Cutting lianas that impede the growth of future crop trees (FCTs) in these forests would sequester carbon at low cost and increase timber yields. We estimate that application of this treatment to five liana-infested FCTs per hectare across the 250 Mha of selectively logged forest would result in 0.8 PgCO2 of additional carbon removals by the liberated trees over 30 years at a direct cost of well less than $1.00 MgCO2−1. The same treatment could also be applied in forests not destined for logging where liana infestations were exacerbated by prior anthropogenic disturbances. If the numbers of trees liberated from lianas is kept small, undesired impacts on biodiversity will be minimized.

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Title: Liana cutting in selectively logged forests increases both carbon sequestration and timber yields
Authors: Francis E. Putz (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Tropical Forests and People Research Centre
Denver T. Cayetano (Author) - University of Florida
Ethan P. Belair (Author) - The Nature Conservancy
Peter W. Ellis (Author) - The Nature Conservancy
Anand Roopsind (Author) - Conservation International
Bronson W. Griscom (Author) - Conservation International
Catherine Finlayson (Author) - Conservation International
Alex Finkral (Author)
Percival P. Cho (Author) - Science for Sustainability Ltd.
Claudia Romero (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Tropical Forests and People Research Centre
Publication details: Forest Ecology and Management, Vol.539, pp.1-6
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date published: 2023
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121038
ISSN: 1872-7042; 0378-1127
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99719552502621
Output Type: Journal article

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