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cje ›› 2012, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (10): 2673-2680.

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Estimation methods of wetland ecosystem carbon storage: A review.

CUI Li-juan**, MA Qiong-fang, SONG Hong-tao, LUAN Jun-wei   

  1. (Research Institute of Wetlands, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China)
  • Online:2012-10-10 Published:2012-10-10

Abstract: To estimate the carbon storage in wetland ecosystem is a difficulty in wetland research. The current methods can only roughly estimate but cannot accurately calculate the wetland ecosystem carbon storage. This paper reviewed the methods for estimating the carbon storages in various components of wetland ecosystem, and indicated that the estimation of wetland ecosystem carbon storage should be fully integrated the estimation methods of carbon storage in both aquatic and terrestrial components. The factors affecting the precision of wetland ecosystem carbon storage estimation were summarized, and it was considered that wetland area, carbon density, and depths of water, soil and sediment could be the main factors affecting the precision of wetland carbon storage estimation at regional scale.