Due to land use changes and forest disturbances (fire,
disease, cutting, etc.), carbon accumulation levels in Southeastern US forests
are decreasing. Forest Service Southern Research Station scientists John
Coulston, David Wear, and Jim Vose came to this conclusion after conducting
research using permanent monitoring locations across Southeastern forests.
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If
we want our forests to continue to work as carbon sinks, we need to be more
careful about how we manage forestland. Agriculture in particular was
discovered to reduce accumulation rates. According to Wear, “These findings
highlight the need for careful assessments of policies that affect forest
management and land use changes in rural areas of the Southeast.”
Source: Science Daily
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