Carbon cycle and natural vegetation

Component is implemented in:

LPJmL model (version IMAGE-LPJmL 3) Components: Carbon cycle and natural vegetation Crops and grass Water

Related IMAGE components

Agriculture and land use Atmospheric composition and climate Carbon, vegetation, agriculture and water Ecosystem services Land cover and land use

Models/Databases

HYDE database

Key publications

Müller et al., 2016a Sitch et al., 2003

References

Ballantyne et al., 2012 Bondeau et al., 2007 Braakhekke et al., 2019 Doelman et al., 2019 Friedlingstein et al., 2019 Gerten et al., 2004 Klein Goldewijk et al., 1994 Müller et al., 2007 Schaphoff et al., 2018a Schaphoff et al., 2018b Van Minnen et al., 2000 Von Bloh et al., 2018

Flowchart Carbon cycle and natural vegetation. See also the Input/Output Table on the introduction page.

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