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Published online 6 July 2006
Published in J Environ Qual 35:1533-1547 (2006)
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2005.0198
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Effect of Land-Cover Change on Terrestrial Carbon Dynamics in the Southern United States

Hua Chena, Hanqin Tiana,*, Mingliang Liua, Jerry Melillob, Shufen Pana and Chi Zhanga

a School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
b The Ecosystem Center, Marine Biological Lab., Woods Hole, MA 0254


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  		Fig. 1. Snapshots of the extent of cropland in the southern United States in 1860, 1900, 1950, and 2000.

 

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  		Fig. 2. Land-cover area change in the southern United States during 1860–2003 for the (A) southeast, (B) south-central, and (C) entire southern United States.

 

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  		Fig. 3. Comparison of forest coverage between this study and Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA)–derived data.

 

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  		Fig. 4. Change of carbon storage due to land-cover change in the southern United States as estimated by the Terrestrial Ecosystem Model for the (A) southeastern, (B) south-central, and (C) southern United States.

 

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  		Fig. 5. Average annual net carbon exchange (NCE) caused by land-cover change in the southern United States (g C m–2 yr–1) for (A) 1860–1900, (B) 1901–1950, (C) 1951–2000, and (D) 1981–2000.

 

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  		Fig. 6. Relationship between total carbon storage and area of forest and cropland.

 




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