Su, Y., Li, X., Zhang, C. et al. (32 more authors) (2025) Carbon accumulation rate peaks at 1,000-m elevation in tropical planted and regrowth forests. One Earth, 8 (1). 101147. ISSN 2590-3330
Abstract
Tropical planted and regrowth forests (TPRFs) are one of the most low-cost components for recovering biomass-stored carbon in the tropics. Nevertheless, challenges persist in pinpointing which elevational ranges exhibit the largest carbon accumulation rate ( ) due to the highly inconsistent previous assessments. This prevents the selection of optimal locations for implementing large-scale reforestation in the tropics. Here, we proposed a refined approach that used a carbon accumulation threshold (<80% of the maximum value) to quantify in TPRFs at various elevations. We find that increases with elevations from 300 to 1,000 m and declines at elevations >1,000 m. TPRFs at elevations ∼1,000 m exhibit three times more than lowland TPRFs. This optimal elevation, highly dependent on background temperatures, varies slightly but significantly across different mountains. These findings provide guidelines for policymakers to determine the optimal elevations from regional to continental scales when implementing reforestation initiatives in the tropics.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an author produced version of an article published in One Earth, made available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) > Ecology & Global Change (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 05 Nov 2024 16:00 |
Last Modified: | 18 Feb 2025 15:41 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cell Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.oneear.2024.11.001 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:219238 |