Carbon Stocks And Flows From Harvest To Disposal In Harvested Wood Products From Ontario And Canada

Author : Jiaxin Chen,Michael Ter-Mikaelian,Stephen John Colombo,Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Applied Research and Development,Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Science and Information Resources Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03
Category : Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry)
ISBN : 1460614364

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Carbon Stocks and Flows from Harvest to Disposal in Harvested Wood Products from Ontario and Canada by Jiaxin Chen,Michael Ter-Mikaelian,Stephen John Colombo,Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Applied Research and Development,Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Science and Information Resources Division Pdf

In this report, the authors systematically analyze the biomass carbon (C) conversion of harvested wood products (HWPs) produced from forests in Ontario and, more broadly, in Canada. The major categories of HWPs referred to are lumber, structural panel, non-structural panel, market pulp, newsprint, fine paper, and "other" paper products. The analysis tracks C flow for each product type from forest to harvested biomass, re-allocation of biomass C among HWPs, use of wood residue to produce energy, exports of HWPs from Ontario and Canada, and distribution of HWPs among major end uses. As well, service lives of HWPs, end-of-life disposal, and landfill HWP C stock and landfill methane (CH4) emissions for HWPs produced and used in Ontario/Canada and in countries that import HWPs from Ontario/Canada are assessed.--Document.

Author : Stephen John Colombo,Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Applied Research and Development
Publisher : Sault Ste. Marie : Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Applied Research and Development
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry)
ISBN : MINN:31951D023936647

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The Effects of Forest Management on Carbon Storage in Ontario's Forests by Stephen John Colombo,Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Applied Research and Development Pdf

"This report examines how forest management can affect the carbon (C) balance of Ontario's forests. Ten forest management activities organized in four themes were examined: stand establishment (site preparation, planting, and vegetation management), growth enhancement (thinning, fertilization, and genetic improvement), forest protection (from forest fires, and insect and disease infestations), and harvesting (controlling the area occupied by roads, skid trails and landings, and reducing the area disturbed by harvesting)."--Document.

Author : Changhui Peng,Ontario Forest Research Institute
Publisher : Sault Ste. Marie : Ontario Forest Research Institute
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry)
ISBN : MINN:31951D02067411J

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Quantifying Ontario's Forest Carbon Budget by Changhui Peng,Ontario Forest Research Institute Pdf

This report describes the use of a well-established carbon budget model for the Canadian forest sector to investigate the carbon budget of Ontario's forest ecosystems. It first reviews the model and its components, then presents results of model runs using input data mainly based on a 1985 forest biomass inventory database. Model simulations begin in 1989 with simulated initial ecosystem conditions that are the endpoint of a 70-year retrospective model run for the period 1920-1989. Results are discussed with regard to forest age structure, forest carbon distribution & stocks, and ecosystem carbon fluxes. The final section includes discussion of the contribution of Ontario forest ecosystems to Canada's carbon budgets and recommendations for further research.

Author : Jean Roach,Shannon Marie Berch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Biomass energy
ISBN : UCBK:C083249845

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A Compilation of Forest Biomass Harvesting and Related Policy in Canada by Jean Roach,Shannon Marie Berch Pdf

The main objective of this literature review is to summarize policies, including legislation, regulations and guidelines, related to the harvest of woody forest biomass in Canada. The focus of the literature review is on policy that applies to Crown land. The report focusses on policy related to biomass harvesting from logged blocks and roadside debris, rather than purpose-grown plantations, since this is seen as the major new forest biomass energy source, and policy relating to the latter has not been developed in Canada.--Document.

Author : The Expert Panel on Canada’s Carbon Sink Potential
Publisher : Council of Canadian Academies
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781990592157

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Nature-Based Climate Solutions by The Expert Panel on Canada’s Carbon Sink Potential Pdf

Nature-Based Climate Solutions provides an overview of the mitigation potential of natural carbon sinks, including the global significance of Canadian carbon sinks; options for enhancing carbon sequestration or reducing emissions in various ecosystems; and the potential co-benefits and barriers to implementing NBCSs in Canada. The report also explores how Indigenous Peoples are key partners in carbon sequestration initiatives in Canada.

Author : Joseph Boivin,Ontario Forest Research Institute
Publisher : Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. : Ontario Forest Research Institute
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry)
ISBN : MINN:31951D02183927L

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The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Large-scale Forest Carbon Project by Joseph Boivin,Ontario Forest Research Institute Pdf

"Forest carbon and how it changes over time provides an indicator of the sustainability of forest management. It is also a sign of sequestration or emission of carbon dioxide between forests and the atmosphere that can affect the mitigation of atmospheric greenhouse gas accumulation and global climate change. To address the need for information on Ontario's forest carbon budget, a large-scale forest carbon modelling project was initiated. The background and objectives of this project are described in this report. Three complementary approaches are being used to estimate large-scale forest carbon storage in Ontario's forests: (1) the Carbon Budget Model of the Canadian Forest Sector (CBMCFS), (2) a modified version of FORCARB, which is the model developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service to estimate carbon in U.S. forests, and (3) direct estimation of forest biomass carbon using Ontario's growth and yield and forest resources inventory data (CAM, the Carbon Allometry Method)."--Docment.

Author : Taylor K. Lucey,Nadia Tase,Prakash Nepal,Richard D. Bergman,David L. Nicholls,Poonam Khatri,Kamalakanta Sahoo,Andrew N. Gray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Carbon sequestration
ISBN : OCLC:1435944636

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A Synthesis of Harvested Wood Product Carbon Models by Taylor K. Lucey,Nadia Tase,Prakash Nepal,Richard D. Bergman,David L. Nicholls,Poonam Khatri,Kamalakanta Sahoo,Andrew N. Gray Pdf

This report is a synthesis of current harvested wood product (HWP) carbon models available for use in the United States and Canada. As local, state, and national entities develop forest management objectives that address climate change mitigation, there is a need to consider the short- and long-term fate of carbon in HWPs. The goals of this synthesis were to (1) review and synthesize the functionality of current HWP carbon models; (2) describe the role of life-cycle assessment (LCA) to estimate overall greenhouse gas (GHG) implications of using HWPs instead of alternative nonwood materials or fossil-fuel-based energy (i.e., substitution); and (3) discuss economic feedbacks of timber supply, demand, and price between HWPs and forest management. We summarized information based on discussions with experts, extensive literature reviews, and examples of ongoing research and methods for estimating HWP carbon. We also reviewed the potential for integrating forest sector economic models that consider carbon implications and the value of life-cycle assessments when considering cross-sectoral tradeoffs. The HWP carbon models most extensively described are the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's USFS HWP-C v1 and its variants as well as model variants built from the Government of Canada Natural Resources Canada Forest Service's abstract Network Simulation Engine (ANSE) software, such as the National Forest Carbon Monitoring, Accounting, and Reporting System for Harvested Wood Products. These models are similar in functionality and have been used at national and subnational scales; however, they also have key differences. Despite the data intensity and level of detail built into HWP carbon model frameworks, there are limitations to each one; some updates and improvements are being addressed but are not yet in the literature. Future model improvements could include improved integration of HWP models with forest ecosystem carbon models, forest sector economic models, and substitution analyses to analyze tradeoffs and quantify management implications across space and time.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428960435

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Carbon in U.S. Forests and Wood Products, 1987-1997: State-by-State Estimates by Anonim Pdf

Author : T. Satoo,H.A. Madgwick
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789400976276

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Forest Biomass by T. Satoo,H.A. Madgwick Pdf

Lord Rutherford has said that all science is either physics or stamp collecting. On that basis the study of forest biomass must be classified with stamp collecting and other such pleasurable pursuits. Japanese scientists have led the world, not only in collecting basic data, but in their attempts to systematise our knowledge of forest biomass. They have studied factors affecting dry matter production of forest trees in an attempt to approach underlying phYf'ical principles. This edition of Professor Satoo's book has been made possible the help of Dr John F. Hosner and the Virginia Poly technical Institute and State University who invited Dr Satoo to Blacksburg for three months in 1973 at about the time when he was in the final stages of preparing the Japanese version. Since then the explosion of world literature on forest biomass has continued to be fired by increasing shortages of timber supplies in many parts of the world as well as by a need to explore renewable sources of energy. In revising the original text I have attempted to maintain the input of Japanese work - much of which is not widely available outside Japan - and to update both the basic information and, where necessary, the conclusions to keep them in tune with current thinking. Those familiar with the Japanese original will find Chapter 3 largely rewritten on the basis of new work - much of which was initiated while Dr Satoo was in Blacksburg.

Author : Ken Drushka
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780773571693

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Canada's Forests by Ken Drushka Pdf

Ken Drushka analyses the changes in human attitudes towards the forests, detailing the rise of the late nineteenth-century conservation movement and its subsequent decline after World War I, the interplay between industry and government in the development of policy, the adoption of sustained yield policies after World War II, and the recent adoption of sustainable forest management in response to environmental concerns. Drushka argues that, despite the centuries of use, the Canadian forest retains a good deal of its vitality and integrity. Written in accessible language and aimed at a general readership, Canada's Forests will be a must-read for anyone interested in the debate about the current and future uses of this precious natural resource.

Author : Werner Alexander Kurz,Northern Forestry Centre (Canada)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Forest biomass
ISBN : 0662199138

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The Carbon Budget of the Canadian Forest Sector by Werner Alexander Kurz,Northern Forestry Centre (Canada) Pdf

Author : Xiaolu Zhou,Ontario Forest Research Institute,Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Applied Research and Development
Publisher : Sault Ste. Marie : Ontario Forest Research Institute
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry)
ISBN : MINN:31951D022608384

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Simulating Forest Growth and Carbon Dynamics of the Lake Abitibi Model Forest in Northeastern Ontario by Xiaolu Zhou,Ontario Forest Research Institute,Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Applied Research and Development Pdf

This study assessed the temporal and spatial variability in forest growth & carbon storage to provide a comprehensive estimate of the carbon budget for boreal ecosystems in the Lake Abitibi Model Forest in northern Ontario. In the study, stand-level growth & carbon dynamics were simulated using TRIPLEX1.0, a new process-based forest growth & carbon dynamics model. The model was recently calibrated & tested using field measurements collected in Ontario, and was validated using 49 permanent sample plots in the Model Forest. Simulated carbon storage (net primary productivity, forest biomass, and soil carbon) are compared with field data and results from other studies on Canadian boreal forests. Estimates of carbon based on stand variables & analysis of the net carbon balance suggest whether the Model Forest ecosystem was acting as a carbon sink. The results provide information needed by local forest managers to develop ecological & carbon-based indicators and to monitor the sustainability of their forest ecosystems.

Author : Stephen J. Colombo,Jiaxin Chen,Michael Ter-Mikaelian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry)
ISBN : 142493365X

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Carbon Storage in Ontario's Forests, 2000-2100 by Stephen J. Colombo,Jiaxin Chen,Michael Ter-Mikaelian Pdf

"One of the greatest challenges society is facing is rapid climate change resulting from the addition of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, mostly in the form of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the burning of fossil fuels. ... In addition to many other societal benefits, forests store large amounts of carbon (C). As a result, it is important to understand how forest management and natural processes affect forest C storage. Such knowledge can be used to manage forests so that they function as carbon sinks and help reduce greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. ... The amounts of C stored in Ontario's forests and wood products, the duration of storage, and the potential for increased storage through silviculture is important to the global C cycle. These can be predicted using computer models that convert information on the state of the forest (its age and species composition) into values of C in all the live and dead organic matter pools in which it occurs. This report uses data about Ontario's forest structure and information from the forest management planning process and past harvests to describe C in forests and wood products today and through to the end of this century."--Document.

Author : D. Neil Bird,Eric P. Boysen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Afforestation
ISBN : 1424934834

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The Carbon Sequestration Potential from Afforestation in Ontario by D. Neil Bird,Eric P. Boysen Pdf

Afforestation involves the establishment of forests on previously non-forested lands. Increased interest in afforestation in recent years follows the inclusion of forest carbon sequestration opportunities in Kyoto Protocol commitments. This note provides an estimate of the carbon sequestration potential from afforestation on private farmlands and non-farmlands in Ontario.--Document.

Author : Cindy Shaw,Jagtar S. Bhatti,Kristopher John Sabourin,Northern Forestry Centre (Canada)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry)
ISBN : MINN:31951D02363189T

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An Ecosystem Carbon Database for Canadian Forests by Cindy Shaw,Jagtar S. Bhatti,Kristopher John Sabourin,Northern Forestry Centre (Canada) Pdf

The Forest Ecosystem Carbon Database presented in this report was compiled to meet the data needs of large-scale modelers and analysts working with the carbon budgets and dynamics of different forest ecosystems in Canada. A summary of estimated carbon content for soil, tree biomass by component, and total ecosystem carbon for each plot is appended to this report. These estimates fo not include detrital carbon (woody debris, etc.) or root biomass, which may significantly alter estimates for total ecosystem carbon in some forest types.