Table 5.
Carbon stocks of different carbon sink zones in China’s forest ecosystem in the future period (2022–2081) (Pg C).
| Period | China |
WCS Zone |
MCS Zone |
SCS Zone |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP45 | RCP85 | RCP45 | RCP85 | RCP45 | RCP85 | RCP45 | RCP85 | |
| 2022_2026 | 34.21 | 34.60 | 11.97 | 12.11 | 15.39 | 15.57 | 6.84 | 6.92 |
| 2027_2031 | 34.32 | 34.90 | 12.01 | 12.21 | 15.44 | 15.70 | 6.86 | 6.98 |
| 2032_2036 | 34.44 | 35.09 | 12.05 | 12.28 | 15.50 | 15.79 | 6.89 | 7.02 |
| 2037_2041 | 34.84 | 35.60 | 12.19 | 12.46 | 15.68 | 16.02 | 6.97 | 7.12 |
| 2042_2046 | 35.05 | 35.96 | 12.27 | 12.58 | 15.77 | 16.18 | 7.01 | 7.19 |
| 2047_2051 | 35.05 | 35.96 | 12.27 | 12.58 | 15.77 | 16.18 | 7.01 | 7.19 |
| 2052_2056 | 35.28 | 36.29 | 12.35 | 12.70 | 15.88 | 16.33 | 7.06 | 7.26 |
| 2057_2061 | 35.56 | 36.50 | 12.45 | 12.78 | 16.00 | 16.43 | 7.11 | 7.30 |
| 2062_2066 | 35.84 | 36.76 | 12.54 | 12.87 | 16.13 | 16.54 | 7.17 | 7.35 |
| 2067_2071 | 36.08 | 36.92 | 12.63 | 12.92 | 16.24 | 16.61 | 7.22 | 7.38 |
| 2072_2076 | 36.32 | 36.96 | 12.71 | 12.94 | 16.34 | 16.63 | 7.26 | 7.39 |
| 2077_2081 | 36.54 | 36.94 | 12.79 | 12.93 | 16.44 | 16.62 | 7.31 | 7.39 |
Note: According to Fig. 8, China’s forest ecosystem can be divided into weak, moderate, and strong carbon sink zone.