Understanding and predicting boreal forest growth and yield, timber supply, and carbon budget under a changing climate in Eastern Canada

了解和预测加拿大东部气候变化下的北方森林生长和产量、木材供应和碳预算

• 批准号: 283108-2009
• 负责人: Peng, Changhui
• 金额: $ 1.6万
• 依托单位: Université du Québec à Montréal
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2012-01-01 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=497039
• 关键词: Understanding; predicting; boreal; forest; growth

Canada contains approximately 10% of the world's forests and approximately 25% of world's boreal forests. Climate change and resultant increased ecosystem disturbances are expected to significantly alter future boreal forest growth and production, wood supply, and greenhouse gas budget in Canada. Under the Kyoto Protocol, Canada has agreed to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 6% from 1990 levels by 2010. There is an urgent need to develop a better scientific understanding and to quantify impacts of future climate change and the associated ecosystem disturbances on Canadian boreal forest ecosystems.

加拿大拥有世界约10%的森林和约25%的北方森林。气候变化和由此增加的生态系统干扰预计将显著改变加拿大未来北方森林的生长和生产、木材供应和温室气体预算。根据《京都议定书》，加拿大同意在2010年前将其温室气体(GHG)排放量在1990年的基础上减少6%。迫切需要建立更好的科学认识，并量化未来气候变化和相关的生态系统干扰对加拿大北部森林生态系统的影响。