Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry

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1.3.1. Carbon Stocks and Flows in Major Biomes

For the estimation of present and future carbon sequestration potential, it is necessary to consider broad vegetation types differentiated by climatic zones and water availability (i.e., tropical, temperate, and boreal regions). Table 1-1 lists the areas, current estimates of aboveground and below-ground carbon stocks, and NPP of the world's major regions or biomes. Within each biome, large additional variation exists resulting from local conditions and topography. In the tropics, for example, moist and dry forests have widely differing carbon stocks and NPP.



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