The global carbon sink potential of terrestrial vegetation can be increased substantially by optimal land management

Abstract Excessive emissions of greenhouse gases — of which carbon dioxide is the most significant component, are regarded as the primary reason for increased concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide and global warming. Terrestrial vegetation sequesters 112–169 PgC (1PgC = 10 15 g carbon) each year, which plays a vital role in global carbon recycling. Vegetation carbon sequestration varies under different land management practices. Here we propose an integrated method to assess how much more carbon can be sequestered by vegetation if optimal land management practices get implemented. The proposed method combines remotely sensed time-series of net primary productivity datasets, segmented…

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  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• GI
  Guangdong Innovative and Entrepreneurial Research Team Program

  Award: 2016ZT06D336
• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Awards: 41871296; 42171447, 42171447, 41871296