Carbon stocks

Hagedorn, Frank

Carbon stocks

Citation

Hagedorn, F. (2005). Carbon stocks. In Swiss agency for the environment, forest and landscape (SAEFL) & Swiss federal research institute (WSL) (Eds.), Forest report 2005. Facts and figures about the condition of Swiss forests (pp. 36-39). Swiss agency for the environment, forest and landscape (SAEFL); Swiss federal research institute (WSL).

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• Swiss trees and forest plants contain about 120 tons of carbon per hectare. These are the highest carbon stocks per area in Europe.
• The part of the forest with the greatest storage capacity for carbon is the forest floor. Humus contains between 110 and 150 tons of carbon per hectare.
• Since more wood is grown in Swiss forests than is used, the forest's carbon stocks are also increasing. However, forests can only assimilate a small proportion of all the carbon dioxide emissions.

Details

Publication Type: Book Chapter
Title: Carbon stocks
Author(s): Hagedorn, Frank (WSL)
Book Title: Forest report 2005. Facts and figures about the condition of Swiss forests
Book Editor(s): Swiss agency for the environment, forest and landscape (SAEFL) (editor)
Swiss federal research institute (WSL) (editor)
Publisher: Swiss agency for the environment, forest and landscape (SAEFL); Swiss federal research institute (WSL)
Publication Place: Berne; Birmensdorf
Start Page: 36
End Page: 39
Publication Year: 2005
Additional Information: Part of chapter 1 Resources