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Carbon Inventory Methods

Handbook for Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Carbon Mitigation and Roundwood Production Projects

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Authors:
  1. N. H. Ravindranath

    1. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

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  2. Madelene Ostwald

    1. Göteborg University, Sweden

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  • Unique since it is driven for a clearly identified need and a growing need for ‘carbon inventory’ for land use sections such as forests
  • Provides practical guidance, in a user-friendly way, on methods, tools and techniques, together with examples

Part of the book series: Advances in Global Change Research (AGLO, volume 29)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction

    Pages 1-11

  3. Global Carbon Cycle, Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Mitigation

    Pages 13-19

  4. Categories of Activities, Programmes and Projects Requiring Carbon Inventory

    Pages 21-30

  5. Carbon Pools and Measurement Frequency for Carbon Inventory

    Pages 31-44

  6. Carbon Inventory in Project Development, Implementation and Monitoring Phases

    Pages 45-54

  7. Methodological Issues in Land-Based Projects

    Pages 55-66

  8. Carbon Inventory Under Baseline and Project Scenarios

    Pages 67-83

  9. Techniques for Estimation and Monitoring of Project Areas and Boundary

    Pages 85-98

  10. Generic Methods for Inventory of Carbon Pools

    Pages 99-111

  11. Methods for Estimating Above-Ground Biomass

    Pages 113-147

  12. Methods for Below-Ground Biomass

    Pages 149-156

  13. Methods for Dead Organic Matter: Deadwood and Litter

    Pages 157-163

  14. Methods for Estimating Soil Organic Carbon

    Pages 165-180

  15. Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques for Terrestrial Carbon Inventory

    Pages 181-199

  16. Modelling for Estimation and Projection of Carbon Stocks in Land-Use Systems

    Pages 201-215

  17. Carbon Inventory Methods for National Greenhouse Gas Inventory

    Pages 217-235

  18. Estimation of Carbon Stocks and Changes and Data Sources

    Pages 237-270

  19. Uncertainty Estimation, Quality Assurance and Quality Control

    Pages 271-280

  20. Implications of Climate Change for Carbon Stocks and Inventory

    Pages 281-287
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About this book

Global awareness of environmental issues has increased on an unprecedented scale. Deforestation, land degradation, desertification, loss of biodiversity, global warming and climate change are some of the environmental issues linked directly to t- restrial ecosystems, both natural and human-managed. Forests, grasslands and c- plands constitute over 63% of the global land area. Terrestrial ecosystems play a critical role in the global carbon cycle. Global rise in demand for food, fodder, fuel and roundwood is increasing the pressure on land-use systems, and conservation and sustainable development of land-use systems are critical for meeting those demands sustainably and stabilizing CO concentration in the atmosphere to miti- 2 gate global climate change. My interest in carbon flows in forest ecosystems was initiated about 15 years ago with the global concern about the contribution of the growing CO emissions 2 to climate change. My first paper about carbon flows was published in 1996 in Climatic Change; since then my interest and the global interest have only increased (R).

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From the reviews:

"The format of the book makes for easy reading and understanding and is excellent for forest management, climate change mitigation, and environmental scientists … . To be precise, Ravindranath, N. H. and Madelene Ostwald’s book is therefore outstanding. In my opinion, their book will soon become a ‘must in the field. The expertise of the authors coupled with an excellent organization and objective presentation of material will certainly make this book a great success among students, teachers, and researchers." (Current Engineering Practice, 2008)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

    N. H. Ravindranath

  • Göteborg University, Sweden

    Madelene Ostwald

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Carbon Inventory Methods

  • Book Subtitle: Handbook for Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Carbon Mitigation and Roundwood Production Projects

  • Authors: N. H. Ravindranath, Madelene Ostwald

  • Series Title: Advances in Global Change Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6547-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-6546-0Published: 30 November 2007

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7667-0Published: 22 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-6547-7Published: 03 December 2007

  • Series ISSN: 1574-0919

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-1621

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 306

  • Topics: Pollution, general, Climate Change, Forestry, Environment, general

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