Potential Overestimation of Carbon Sequestration in the Forested Wildland-Urban Interface in Northern New England

Forest area determined from sensing-derived land cover maps alone at moderate resolution may not appropriately reflect dynamics of housing development in the forested wildland-urban interface (WUI). We conducted a study to quantify how housing development could affect estimates of forest carbon sequestration (FCS) in northern New England, where the percetage of WUI in relation to total land area is nearly double the national average. We found that housing development in the forested WUI could potentially reduce FCS by at least 4% for the region, ranging from 1.7 to 9.3% at the county level, compared with estimates without considering housing effects. This impact is expected to increase by 40% by 2030, based on predicted future increase in housing density within the study area. The majority of housing effect accured in the intermix WUI where houses and forest intermingle. County-level differences between the approaches with and without considering housing effects descreased from coastal to inland areas becuase of a decrease in housing density. More than 99% of the difference on FCS estimation come from the low-and medium-density WUI. Although retaining the forst but allowing housing within it may be a good compromise for many reasons for local or regional planning, our results serve as a reminder that decisions related to such housing developments are not carbon neutral

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Journal of Forestry

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: Bonn., 2012

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8 halaman

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English

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0022-1201

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