Should tree invasions be used in treeless ecosystems to mitigate climate change?
Intentionally allowing or promoting invasion by non-native trees into areas characterized by treeless vegetation could contribute to climate-change mitigation by increasing carbon (C) sequestration. In some areas of the world, incentives exist to retain invasive non-native trees in natural systems a...
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| author | Nuñez, Martin Andrés Davis, Kimberley T. Dimarco, Romina Daniela Peltzer, Duane A. Paritsis, Juan Maxwell, Bruce D. Pauchard, Aníbal |
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| description | Intentionally allowing or promoting invasion by non-native trees into areas characterized by treeless vegetation could contribute to climate-change mitigation by increasing carbon (C) sequestration. In some areas of the world, incentives exist to retain invasive non-native trees in natural systems as a mechanism for increasing ecosystem C storage and reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Although this novel opportunity for C sequestration holds appeal, such an approach is problematic for several reasons: (1) invasive trees do not always increase net C sequestration due to greater occurrence of fire or reduced soil C; (2) lower albedo in invaded areas can increase absorption of solar radiation, thereby offsetting potential C sequestration; and (3) tree invasions often also have negative effects on biodiversity, economic opportunities, and water yield. Such drawbacks are sufficient to raise doubts about the widespread use of non-native tree invasions in treeless areas as a tool to ameliorate climate change. |
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| spelling | INTA149042023-08-11T11:14:00Z Should tree invasions be used in treeless ecosystems to mitigate climate change? Nuñez, Martin Andrés Davis, Kimberley T. Dimarco, Romina Daniela Peltzer, Duane A. Paritsis, Juan Maxwell, Bruce D. Pauchard, Aníbal Cambio Climático Dióxido de Carbono Ecosistema Especie Invasiva Árboles Climate Change Carbon Dioxide Ecosystems Invasive Species Trees Intentionally allowing or promoting invasion by non-native trees into areas characterized by treeless vegetation could contribute to climate-change mitigation by increasing carbon (C) sequestration. In some areas of the world, incentives exist to retain invasive non-native trees in natural systems as a mechanism for increasing ecosystem C storage and reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Although this novel opportunity for C sequestration holds appeal, such an approach is problematic for several reasons: (1) invasive trees do not always increase net C sequestration due to greater occurrence of fire or reduced soil C; (2) lower albedo in invaded areas can increase absorption of solar radiation, thereby offsetting potential C sequestration; and (3) tree invasions often also have negative effects on biodiversity, economic opportunities, and water yield. Such drawbacks are sufficient to raise doubts about the widespread use of non-native tree invasions in treeless areas as a tool to ameliorate climate change. EEA Bariloche Fil: Nuñez, Martin Andrés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina Fil: Nuñez, Martin A. Universidad de Houston. Departamento de Biología y Bioquímica; Estados Unidos. Fil: Davis, Kimberley T. University of Montana. Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences; Estados Unidos. Fil: Dimarco, Romina D. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Peltzer, Duane A. Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research; Nueva Zelanda. Fil: Paritsis, Juan. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Ecotono; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina Fil: Maxwell, Bruce D. Montana State University. Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences; Estados Unidos Fil: Pauchard, Anibal. Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Ciencias Forestales. Laboratorio de Invasiones Biolóogicas; Chile. Fil: Pauchard, Anibal. Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB), Chile. 2023-08-11T10:59:00Z 2023-08-11T10:59:00Z 2021 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/14904 https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.2346 1540-9309 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2346 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf The Ecological Society of America Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.19 (3): 313-318 (August 2021) |
| spellingShingle | Cambio Climático Dióxido de Carbono Ecosistema Especie Invasiva Árboles Climate Change Carbon Dioxide Ecosystems Invasive Species Trees Nuñez, Martin Andrés Davis, Kimberley T. Dimarco, Romina Daniela Peltzer, Duane A. Paritsis, Juan Maxwell, Bruce D. Pauchard, Aníbal Should tree invasions be used in treeless ecosystems to mitigate climate change? |
| title | Should tree invasions be used in treeless ecosystems to mitigate climate change? |
| title_full | Should tree invasions be used in treeless ecosystems to mitigate climate change? |
| title_fullStr | Should tree invasions be used in treeless ecosystems to mitigate climate change? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Should tree invasions be used in treeless ecosystems to mitigate climate change? |
| title_short | Should tree invasions be used in treeless ecosystems to mitigate climate change? |
| title_sort | should tree invasions be used in treeless ecosystems to mitigate climate change |
| topic | Cambio Climático Dióxido de Carbono Ecosistema Especie Invasiva Árboles Climate Change Carbon Dioxide Ecosystems Invasive Species Trees |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/14904 https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.2346 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2346 |
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