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Does planting Trees actually deliver carbon capture
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<blockquote data-quote="Longlowdog" data-source="post: 7307473" data-attributes="member: 395"><p>Woodlands do not need to be anaerobic to capture carbon. Yes vegetation rots but it is in symbiosis with fungal, yeast, worm, mammal, avian, insect, reptilian, etc production along with retention in timber. A wood is an ecosystem not a collection of trees. Even row cropped softwoods contribute to a capturing system that extends beyond yield class evaluation of timber gains. Further more calculations based on yield class growth take no account of leaf drop, fruit production, branch casting through shading etc during the life of the tree and make no consideration of lop and top remaining on the site at felling.</p><p> If a deer that would not previously inhabit an area is born and raised in a developing woodland it is capturing carbon, if a worm eats a leaf it is capturing carbon, likewise every bacteria, microbe and animal that belongs to that system. </p><p> I know my p.p builds soil because rocks visible 15 years ago are now covered with soil, but, my deciduous trees have one heck of a natural mulch below them. I wouldn't like to bet on which is the better performing system without a great deal of site specific research and evaluation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Longlowdog, post: 7307473, member: 395"] Woodlands do not need to be anaerobic to capture carbon. Yes vegetation rots but it is in symbiosis with fungal, yeast, worm, mammal, avian, insect, reptilian, etc production along with retention in timber. A wood is an ecosystem not a collection of trees. Even row cropped softwoods contribute to a capturing system that extends beyond yield class evaluation of timber gains. Further more calculations based on yield class growth take no account of leaf drop, fruit production, branch casting through shading etc during the life of the tree and make no consideration of lop and top remaining on the site at felling. If a deer that would not previously inhabit an area is born and raised in a developing woodland it is capturing carbon, if a worm eats a leaf it is capturing carbon, likewise every bacteria, microbe and animal that belongs to that system. I know my p.p builds soil because rocks visible 15 years ago are now covered with soil, but, my deciduous trees have one heck of a natural mulch below them. I wouldn't like to bet on which is the better performing system without a great deal of site specific research and evaluation. [/QUOTE]
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