Model
simulations indicated that Canada’s
forests and wetlands acted as a carbon (C) sink of 112 Tg C
yr-1 averaged during 1901-1998. Wetlands was a crucial contributor
to this sink (50 Tg C yr-1). Disturbance history determined the decadal temporal pattern of C
balance. Nondisturbance factors enhanced C accumulations in Canada’s forests and
wetlands in the last century. The enhancement of each nondisturbance factor on
C uptake changed temporally.
Author: W. Ju, and J. M. Chen (juw at geog dot utornto dot ca)
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