Estimation and Change in Carbon Stock of Robinia pseudoacacia in Seoul, Korea - Collections

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Estimation and Change in Carbon Stock of Robinia pseudoacacia in Seoul, Korea

Creator	Creator Name Kil, Sung–Ho Affiliation Affiliation Name Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
	Creator Name Kim, Jun–Hyun Affiliation Affiliation Name Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
	Creator Name Newman, Galen Affiliation Affiliation Name Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
	Creator Name Park, Gwan–Soo Affiliation Affiliation Name Department of Forest Resources, Chungnam National University
	Author PID K001681 Creator Name Ohga, Shoji 大賀, 祥治オオガ, ショウジ Creator Alternative Name Oga, Shoji Affiliation Affiliation Name Laboratory of Forest Resources Management, Division of Forest Environmental Sciences, Department of Agro–Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University 九州大学大学院農学研究院環境農学部門森林環境科学講座森林生産制御学研究室
Language	English
Publisher	Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University
Publisher	九州大学大学院農学研究院
Date	2016-02-29
Source Title	Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University
Vol	61
Issue	1
First Page	17
Last Page	21
Publication Type	Version of Record
Access Rights	open access
Crossref DOI	https://doi.org/10.5109/1564074

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PISSN	0023-6152
NCID	AA00697606
Record ID	1564074
Peer-Reviewed	Unrefereed
Subject Terms	Carbon storage
	Carbon sink
	Allometric equation
	Climate change
	Biotope map
ISSN	0023-6152
NCID	AA00697606
Notes	This study aimed to measure the changes of the carbon stock of Robinia pseudoacacia stands in Seoul, Korea from 2000 to 2010. The area of Robinia pseudoacacia stands in the city occupied 33.7 km^2 (5.5%) of the total area of Seoul (605 km^2) as of 2010. Its carbon stock was calculated through using an allometric equation recommended by Korea Forest Research Institute. The result showed that the carbon stock of Robinia pseudoacacia in Seoul decreased for the last 10 years: from 231,753 tC in 2000, 185,204 tC in 2005 and 185,111 tC in 2010. Robinia pseudoacacia are a plant species that absorbs carbon (in an era of climate change) and also plays a role of a nectar–source plant. Since the carbon stock has been reduced in Seoul, it is required to consider the preservation and management of Robinia pseudoacacia. One of the ways to increase carbon stock is to preserve and manage trees. It is necessary to have a plan to maintain the current size of forests and enhance carbon stock by taking advantage of the favorable characteristics of Robinia pseudoacacia.
Created Date	2016.03.09
Modified Date	2022.11.11