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ArticlePNAS nexus2023

Near-term investments in forest management support long-term carbon sequestration capacity in forests of the United States.

John W Coulston, Grant M Domke, David M Walker, Evan B Brooks, Claire B O'Dea

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Article in PNAS nexus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Investing in U.S. forests to mitigate climate change.Carbon balance and management · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

John W CoulstonUSDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, 1650 Research Center Dr, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6619-0325
Grant M DomkeUSDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 1992 Folwell Ave, St Paul, MN 55108, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0485-0355
David M WalkerUSDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station through Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education, 1650 Research Center Dr, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA.
Evan B BrooksDepartment of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Tech, 1650 Research Center Dr, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA.
Claire B O'DeaUSDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Washington Office, 201 14th St SW, Washington, DC 20227, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The forest carbon sink of the United States offsets emissions in other sectors. Recently passed US laws include important climate legislation for wildfire reduction, forest restoration, and forest planting. In this study, we examine how wildfire reduction strategies and planting might alter the forest carbon sink. Our results suggest that wildfire reduction strategies reduce carbon sequestration potential in the near term but provide a longer term benefit. Planting initiatives increase carbon sequestration but at levels that do not offset lost sequestration from wildfire reduction strategies. We conclude that recent legislation may increase near-term carbon emissions due to fuel treatments and reduced wildfire frequency and intensity, and expand long-term US carbon sink strength.

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climate legislationclimate mitigationforest carbon projectionsnatural climate solutions

Identifiers

PMID38024401
PMCPMC10662452

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