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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2022, Vol. 58 ›› Issue (4): 40-50.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20220405

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Projected Biomass Carbon Stock of Arbor Forest of Three Provinces in Northeastern China Based on Random Forest Model

Huiling Tian1,Jianhua Zhu1,2,*,Xiao He3,Xinyun Chen4,Zunji Jian1,Chenyu Li1,Xueyuan Guo1,Guosheng Huang4,Wenfa Xiao1,2   

  1. 1. Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, CAF Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Environment, National Forestry and Grassland Administration Beijing 100091
    2. Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037
    3. Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques, CAF Key Laboratory of Forest Management and Growth Modelling, National Forestry and Grassland Administration Beijing 100091
    4. Academy of Forest Inventory and Planning, National Forestry and Grassland Administration Beijing 100714
  • Received:2021-11-16 Online:2022-04-25 Published:2022-07-20
  • Contact: Jianhua Zhu

Abstract:

Objective: Based on the data of permanent monitoring plots of the successive national forest inventories, a multi-factor forest growth model was constructed through the machine learning algorithm, which improves the simulation accuracy of forest growth and carbon sequestration, predicts the future carbon sink potential of arbor forests of the three provinces in northeast China, and explore the potential distribution of arbor forest carbon sink. It provides a scientific guidance for accurately locating the role of forests in northeast China in increasing sinks and reducing emissions, and scientifically formulating the national "Carbon Neutral" action path and target management. Method: Based on the data of permanent monitoring plots of the successive national forest inventories from 1999 to 2018, and combined with multiple influence factors such as regional climate, soil, forest stand and topography, etc., we used the random forest algorithm to construct a growth-loss model of the main dominant tree species (groups) in the region. Combining the future climate and arbor forest area expansion scenario, the biomass carbon stock (BCS) and BCS changes of arbor forests of the three provinces in northeast China from 2015 to 2060 were predicted. Result: The BCS of arbor forests of three provinces in northeast China reached 3 393.15 TgC in 2060, an increase of 1 895.23 TgC compared with that in 2015, and the annual mean BCS changes was 42.12 TgC ·a-1 during 2015-2060. Natural forests played the major role in the BCS and BCS changes. The BCS of arbor forests in Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang will be increased from 139.19, 463.58, and 895.15 TgC in 2015 to 328.95, 915.83, and 2 148.37 TgC in 2060, respectively. The average biomass Carbon Density (BCD) of arbor forests will be increased from 32.71, 59.75, and 45.11 t ·hm-2 in 2015 to 75.20, 109.32, and 85.24 t ·hm-2 in 2060, respectively, and the average annual biomass carbon sinks of arbor forests in Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang from 2015 to 2060 are 4.22, 10.05, and 27.85 TgC ·a-1, respectively. Conclusion: The random forest model constructed in this study performs well and can be used to predict the future BCS of arbor forests of three provinces in northeast China. From 2015 to 2060, the BCS of arbor forests of three provinces in northeast China will be increased by 1 895.23 TgC, which will still have a large carbon sink potential in the future. Heilongjiang Province has the largest carbon sink potential, with an annual increase of carbon storage up to 27.85 TgC ·a-1, which is an important carbon sink area in the future; while Liaoning Province is weaker, with an annual increase of carbon storage by only 4.22 TgC ·a-1. Strengthening the management of the young and middle-aged forests, moderately regenerating the mature and over-mature forests, and enhancing the carbon sink function of arbor forests of the three provinces in northeast China will help to improve the role of forests in achieving the goal of "Carbon Neutral".

Key words: growth-loss model, random forest algorithm, national forest resources inventory, multivariate, biomass carbon stock

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