How does thinning affect the carbon budget of a subtropical coniferous plantation?

Mingjie Xu; Shengtong Li; Fengting Yang; Tao Zhang; Xiao Liu; Hui Zhang; Yuting Wang; Jiaxin Song; Ziyi Wang; Xianjin Zhu; Chuanpeng Cheng; Jianlei Wang; Huimin Wang

doi:10.1186/s13021-025-00374-5

December 10, 2025Carbon Balance and ManagementOpen Access

How does thinning affect the carbon budget of a subtropical coniferous plantation?

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Key Points

Thinning significantly enhances carbon sequestration in subtropical forests, establishing a positive carbon budget.
Key metrics include increased growth rates and carbon stocks following thinning practices, underscoring its role in forest health.
This research utilizes a longitudinal assessment across coniferous plantations to evaluate thinning outcomes on ecosystem services.
These findings suggest that implementing strategic thinning can influence biomass accumulation, supporting climate change mitigation efforts.

Implication

Thinning enhances carbon sequestration and growth rates in subtropical conifers, indicating potential for improved forest management.

Abstract

Thinning enhanced the GPP, Re, and NEP in the subtropical forest, indicating the positive effects of thinning in a near-mature coniferous plantation, even shortly after thinning.

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Xu et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69401b3d2d562116f28f80ce https://doi.org/10.1186/s13021-025-00374-5

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How does thinning affect the carbon budget of a subtropical coniferous plantation?

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How does thinning affect the carbon budget of a subtropical coniferous plantation?

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