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|KeyReference=Sitch et al., 2003; Müller et al., in preparation; | |KeyReference=Sitch et al., 2003; Müller et al., in preparation; | ||
|Reference=Van Minnen et al., 2008; Houghton, 2010; Müller et al., 2007; Ballantyne et al., 2012; Van Minnen et al., 2009; Gerten et al., 2004; Bondeau et al., 2007; Klein Goldewijk et al., 1994; Van Minnen et al., 2000; Van Minnen et al., 2009; | |Reference=Van Minnen et al., 2008; Houghton, 2010; Müller et al., 2007; Ballantyne et al., 2012; Van Minnen et al., 2009; Gerten et al., 2004; Bondeau et al., 2007; Klein Goldewijk et al., 1994; Van Minnen et al., 2000; Van Minnen et al., 2009; | ||
|InputVar=Temperature - grid; Precipitation - grid; Number of wet days - grid; Cloudiness - grid; | |InputVar=Temperature - grid; Precipitation - grid; Number of wet days - grid; Cloudiness - grid; CO2 concentration; Timber use fraction; Land cover, land use - grid; Irrigation water supply - grid; Forest management type - grid; | ||
|Parameter=Soil properties - grid; | |Parameter=Soil properties - grid; | ||
|OutputVar=Potential natural vegetation - grid; NEP (net ecosystem production) - grid; Land-use | |OutputVar=Potential natural vegetation - grid; NEP (net ecosystem production) - grid; Land-use CO2 emissions - grid; Carbon pools in vegetation - grid; NPP (net primary production) - grid; Soil respiration - grid; Carbon pools in soil and timber - grid; | ||
|Description=The terrestrial biosphere plays a key role in global and regional carbon cycles and thus in the climate system. Large amounts of carbon (between 2000 and 3000 PgC) are stored in the vegetation and soil components. Currently, the terrestrial biosphere absorbs about 30% of emitted CO<sub>2</sub> ([[Ballantyne et al., 2012]]), and this carbon sink can be maintained and even enhanced by, for instance, protecting established forests and by establishing new forests ([[Van Minnen et al., 2008]]). However, deforestation and other land use changes in the last few centuries have contributed considerably to the build-up of atmospheric carbon dioxide ([[Van Minnen et al., 2009]]; [[Houghton, 2010]]) and this trend is projected to continue [[Müller et al., 2007]]). | |Description=The terrestrial biosphere plays a key role in global and regional carbon cycles and thus in the climate system. Large amounts of carbon (between 2000 and 3000 PgC) are stored in the vegetation and soil components. Currently, the terrestrial biosphere absorbs about 30% of emitted CO<sub>2</sub> ([[Ballantyne et al., 2012]]), and this carbon sink can be maintained and even enhanced by, for instance, protecting established forests and by establishing new forests ([[Van Minnen et al., 2008]]). However, deforestation and other land use changes in the last few centuries have contributed considerably to the build-up of atmospheric carbon dioxide ([[Van Minnen et al., 2009]]; [[Houghton, 2010]]) and this trend is projected to continue [[Müller et al., 2007]]). | ||
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Key policy issues
- What is the role of the terrestrial biosphere in the global carbon cycle, how will it change in time as a result of climate and land-use change?
- To what extent can the terrestrial biosphere contribute to reducing the accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere and what are viable mechanisms?
- What opportunities exist to reduce land-use related carbon emissions (e.g. REDD) and even enhance the carbon uptake through the establishment of new forests.
- What are the contributions of land-use change, climate change and CO2 fertilization on the future carbon cycle and how can these be considered in climate policies?
Introduction