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Articles | Volume 20, issue 3
Articles | Volume 20, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-573-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-573-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 20, issue 3
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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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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