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dc.contributor.authorRech, S.
dc.contributor.authorSchut, Antonius
dc.contributor.authorCorner, Robert
dc.contributor.editorIrena Hajnsek
dc.contributor.editorHelmut Rott
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:54:16Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:54:16Z
dc.date.created2013-04-02T20:00:25Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationRech, S. and Schut, A.G.T. and Corner, R. 2012. On the potential for carbon sequestration in Australia's urban forest for the next decade, in Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS): Remote Sensing for a Dynamic Earth, Jul 22-27 2012, pp. 7212-7215. Munich, Germany: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26594
dc.identifier.doi10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6351998
dc.description.abstract

Carbon sequestered in trees is recognized as a valuable resource towards reducing carbon emissions. A methodology is developed to estimate above-ground biomass (AGB) and carbon of the urban forest in 7 towns utilizing existing tree inventory data. Growth rates derived from 69 slab and core samples showed a linear relationship between age and diameter. Species was found to be a key determinant of growth. Carbon density maps revealed that the largest amounts of stored carbon were associated with areas where large, mature trees are located. Infill planting of 8,300 trees over the next 10-20 years will not necessarily increase carbon stock, depending on the quantity and types of trees removed from Council's replacement programs. The outcomes of this research will provide urban forest managers with a simple, yet effective, methodology to estimate, visualize and communicate current and future carbon stocks from inventory data.

dc.publisherIEEE
dc.subjectforests
dc.subjectcarbon sequestration
dc.subjectbiomass
dc.subjectGIS
dc.titleOn the potential for carbon sequestration in Australia's urban forest for the next decade
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.startPage7212
dcterms.source.endPage7215
dcterms.source.issn2153-7003
dcterms.source.titleIGARS 2012, IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium: Remote Sensing for a Dynamic Earth
dcterms.source.seriesIGARS 2012, IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium: Remote Sensing for a Dynamic Earth
dcterms.source.isbn9781467311595
dcterms.source.conferenceIGARS 2012 Symposium
dcterms.source.conference-start-dateJul 22 2012
dcterms.source.conferencelocationMunich, Germany
dcterms.source.placeUSA
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