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Indicative Forest Sequestration Tables

Executive Summary

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has requested estimates of carbon stocks by stand age for various tree species and tending regimes on various sites. These carbon stock tables are intended to be used as illustrative examples of carbon sequestration through afforestation.

This report provides the requested carbon stock tables and describes how they were constructed. In each case, the most applicable growth model was selected to construct a stem volume yield tables for various species and regimes, e.g. 300Index for Radiata pine and 500Index for Douglas-fir. The modelled regimes were supplied by MAF and the resulting volume yield tables were converted to carbon stocks using the carbon model, C_Change. A scaling factor was applied based on clearfell yield of radiata pine for adjustment to current NEFD data.

The reported tables do not purport to represent actual carbon stored in any one specific stand, nor the expected mean values for any geographical region.

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Tel: 0800 CLIMATE (254 628)
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