Journal of Forest and Environmental Science

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Comparing Carbon Reduction Estimates for Tree Species from Different Quantitative Models

  • Hyun-Kil Jo (Department of Ecological Landscape Architecture Design, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Hye-Mi Park (Department of Ecological Landscape Architecture Design, Kangwon National University)
  • Received : 2023.08.01
  • Accepted : 2023.08.13
  • Published : 2023.09.30
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Abstract

In this study, quantitative models were applied to case parks to estimate the carbon reduction by trees, which was compared and analyzed at the tree and park levels. At the tree level, quantitative models of carbon storage and uptake differed by up to 7.9 times, even for the same species and size. At the park level, the carbon reduction from quantitative models varied by up to 3.7 times for the same park. In other words, carbon reduction by quantitative models exhibited considerable variation at the tree and park levels. These differences are likely due to the use of different growth environment coefficients and annual diameter at breast height growth rates and the overestimation of carbon reduction due to the substitution of the same genus and group model for each tree species. Extending the annual carbon uptake per unit area of the case park to the total park area of Chuncheon a carbon uptake ranging from a minimum of 370.4 t/yr and a maximum of 929.3 t/yr, and the difference can reach up to 558.9 t/yr. This is equivalent to the carbon emissions from the annual household electricity consumption of approximately 2,430 people. These results suggest that the indiscriminate application of quantitative models to estimate carbon reduction in urban trees can lead to significant errors and deviations in estimating carbon storage and uptake in urban greenspaces. The findings of this study can serve as a basis for estimating carbon reduction in urban greening research, projects, and policies.

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Acknowledgement

This study was carried out with the support of the 'R&D Program (Project No. C5202319792)' provided by K-water. This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2022R1I1A1A01071990).

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