Understanding the benefits and challenges of harvested wood products in response to climate change

M Xue, M Dai, H Li, H Deng, S Wang, M Sun… - Resources, Conservation …, 2024 - Elsevier
The greenhouse gas emission reduction potential of harvested wood products (HWPs) is
widely recognized and future demand is expected to increase. However, inconsistencies in …

An integrated techno-economic and environmental assessment for carbon capture in hydrogen production by biomass gasification

N Wu, K Lan, Y Yao - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2023 - Elsevier
Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is a potential solution addressing
climate change andregional wildfires, and supporting circular economy. This study …

Thinning increases forest ecosystem carbon stocks

H Zhang, S Liu, J Yu, J Li, Z Shangguan… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Thinning, a major measure of forest management, is known to alter carbon sequestration by
affecting the forest microclimate and soil environmental conditions. However, how thinning …

Climate-smart forestry through innovative wood products and commercial afforestation and reforestation on marginal land

B Zhang, K Lan, TB Harris, MS Ashton… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - pnas.org
Afforestation and reforestation (AR) on marginal land are nature-based solutions to climate
change. There is a gap in understanding the climate mitigation potential of protection and …

A global synthesis and conceptualization of the magnitude and duration of soil carbon losses in response to forest disturbances

M Mayer, A Baltensweiler, J James… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Forest disturbances are increasing around the globe due to changes in climate and
management, deteriorating forests' carbon sink strength. Estimates of global forest carbon …

Net-zero embodied carbon in buildings with today's available technologies

T Watari, N Yamashita… - Environmental Science & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Greenhouse gas emissions from building construction─ ie, the embodied carbon in
buildings─ are a significant and growing contributor to the climate crisis. However, our …

Soil organic carbon change can reduce the climate benefits of biofuel produced from forest residues

K Lan, B Zhang, T Lee, Y Yao - Joule, 2024 - cell.com
Because biomass residues do not cause land-use change, soil carbon changes are
commonly not considered in life cycle assessments (LCAs) of biofuel derived from forest …

Low‐intensity frequent fires in coniferous forests transform soil organic matter in ways that may offset ecosystem carbon losses

AFA Pellegrini, AC Caprio, K Georgiou… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The impact of shifting disturbance regimes on soil carbon (C) storage is a key uncertainty in
global change research. Wildfires in coniferous forests are becoming more frequent in many …

Short-term physicochemical and biological impacts on soil after forest logging in Mediterranean broadleaf forests: 15 years of field studies summarized by a data …

F Latterini, R Venanzi, R Picchio, AM Jagodziński - Forestry, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) is a key objective of the European Forest
Strategy. One of the most important aspects to be considered to achieve this fundamental …

The effect of silvicultural systems on soil function depends on bedrock geology and altitude

Y Kooch, MK Parsapour, A Nouraei… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil quality and function in forest environments are influenced by the interaction of soil-
forming parameters and silvicultural systems. Hyrcanian forests were recently accepted as a …