The aim of this post is to introduce the various methods that have evolved to measure forest carbon stocks and focus on one of the most commonly used high level methods. Subsequent posts will focus on other methods.
Importance of measurement
Forests are of global importance because of their biodiversity and the carbon they sequester. A reservoir or system which has the capacity to accumulate or release carbon is known as a “pool” (FAO, 2016). In the context of forests it refers to the amount of carbon stored in the world’s forest ecosystem, mainly in living biomass and soil, but to a lesser extent also in dead wood and litter. Continue reading “Estimating aboveground carbon stock in forests: Biome approach”