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Unexpectedly large impact of forest management and grazing on global vegetation biomass

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  • Karl-Heinz Erb

    (Institute of Social Ecology Vienna, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt-Vienna-Graz)

  • Thomas Kastner

    (Institute of Social Ecology Vienna, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt-Vienna-Graz
    Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (SBiK-F))

  • Christoph Plutzar

    (Institute of Social Ecology Vienna, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt-Vienna-Graz
    Vegetation Ecology and Landscape Ecology, University of Vienna)

  • Anna Liza S. Bais

    (Institute of Social Ecology Vienna, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt-Vienna-Graz)

  • Nuno Carvalhais

    (Max Planck Institut für Biogeochemie
    CENSE, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa)

  • Tamara Fetzel

    (Institute of Social Ecology Vienna, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt-Vienna-Graz)

  • Simone Gingrich

    (Institute of Social Ecology Vienna, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt-Vienna-Graz)

  • Helmut Haberl

    (Institute of Social Ecology Vienna, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt-Vienna-Graz)

  • Christian Lauk

    (Institute of Social Ecology Vienna, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt-Vienna-Graz)

  • Maria Niedertscheider

    (Institute of Social Ecology Vienna, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt-Vienna-Graz)

  • Julia Pongratz

    (Max Planck Institute for Meteorology)

  • Martin Thurner

    (Stockholm University
    Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University)

  • Sebastiaan Luyssaert

    (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

Abstract

Analyses of potential and actual biomass stocks indicate that trade-offs exist between conserving carbon stocks on managed land and raising the contribution of biomass to raw material and energy supply for the mitigation of climate change.

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  • Karl-Heinz Erb & Thomas Kastner & Christoph Plutzar & Anna Liza S. Bais & Nuno Carvalhais & Tamara Fetzel & Simone Gingrich & Helmut Haberl & Christian Lauk & Maria Niedertscheider & Julia Pongratz & , 2018. "Unexpectedly large impact of forest management and grazing on global vegetation biomass," Nature, Nature, vol. 553(7686), pages 73-76, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:553:y:2018:i:7686:d:10.1038_nature25138
    DOI: 10.1038/nature25138
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