NZ redwood stand carbon: age 40, low stocking

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Description

Scion’s spatial projections of the total carbon (expressed as tonnes CO2/ha) for coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) developed at a 25 m resolution. The displayed surface is for 40-year-old stands with a low stand density (400 stems/ha).

As described in Watt and Kimberley (2022a), productivity was determined using a stand level carbon prediction model that utilised geospatial surfaces of redwood productivity (300 Index, Site Index) to scale the predictions.

Although the plots used for the underlying model development were reasonably well distributed throughout New Zealand, there were no plots located on the west coast of the South Island. As this region has a unique climate, with very high rainfall and low fertility, predictions in this area should be treated with caution. The displayed spatial projection masked large lakes.

The spatial data is available from: https://scion.koordinates.com/layer/107480-redwood-carbon-surface-age-40-low-stocking/

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