Articles | Volume 20, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-573-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-573-2023
Research article
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06 Feb 2023
Research article |  | 06 Feb 2023

Effect of land-use legacy on the future carbon sink for the conterminous US

Benjamin S. Felzer

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Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on bg-2022-208', Anonymous Referee #1, 07 Nov 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Benjamin Felzer, 13 Dec 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on bg-2022-208', Anonymous Referee #2, 11 Nov 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Benjamin Felzer, 13 Dec 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (14 Dec 2022) by David McLagan
AR by Benjamin Felzer on behalf of the Authors (20 Dec 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (29 Dec 2022) by David McLagan
AR by Benjamin Felzer on behalf of the Authors (04 Jan 2023)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
The future of the terrestrial carbon sink depends upon the legacy of past land use, which determines the stand age of the forest and nutrient levels in the soil, both of which affect vegetation growth. This study uses a modeling approach to determine the effects of land-use legacy in the conterminous US from 1750 to 2099. Not accounting for land legacy results in a low carbon sink and high biomass, while water variables are not as highly affected.
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