TY - JOUR
T1 - Surface soil carbon storage in urban green spaces in three major South Korean cities
AU - Yoon, Tae Kyung
AU - Seo, Kyung Won
AU - Park, Gwan Soo
AU - Son, Yeong Mo
AU - Son, Yo Whan
PY - 2016/5/28
Y1 - 2016/5/28
N2 - Quantifying and managing carbon (C) storage in urban green space (UGS) soils is associatedwith the ecosystem services necessary for human well-being and the national C inventory report ofthe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Here, the soil C stocks at 30-cm depths indifferent types of UGS's (roadside, park, school forest, and riverside) were studied in three majorSouth Korean cities that have experienced recent, rapid development. The total C of 666 soil sampleswas analyzed, and these results were combined with the available UGS inventory data. Overall,the mean soil bulk density, C concentration, and C density at 30-cm depths were 1.22 g·cm-3,7.31 g·C· kg-1, and 2.13 kg·C·m-2, respectively. The UGS soil C stock (Gg· C) at 30-cm depths was105.6 for Seoul, 43.6 for Daegu, and 26.4 for Daejeon. The lower C storage of Korean UGS soilsthan those of other countries is due to the low soil C concentration and the smaller land area underUGS. Strategic management practices that augment the organic matter supply in soil are expected toenhance C storage in South Korean UGS soils.
AB - Quantifying and managing carbon (C) storage in urban green space (UGS) soils is associatedwith the ecosystem services necessary for human well-being and the national C inventory report ofthe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Here, the soil C stocks at 30-cm depths indifferent types of UGS's (roadside, park, school forest, and riverside) were studied in three majorSouth Korean cities that have experienced recent, rapid development. The total C of 666 soil sampleswas analyzed, and these results were combined with the available UGS inventory data. Overall,the mean soil bulk density, C concentration, and C density at 30-cm depths were 1.22 g·cm-3,7.31 g·C· kg-1, and 2.13 kg·C·m-2, respectively. The UGS soil C stock (Gg· C) at 30-cm depths was105.6 for Seoul, 43.6 for Daegu, and 26.4 for Daejeon. The lower C storage of Korean UGS soilsthan those of other countries is due to the low soil C concentration and the smaller land area underUGS. Strategic management practices that augment the organic matter supply in soil are expected toenhance C storage in South Korean UGS soils.
KW - Park
KW - Riverside
KW - Roadside
KW - Settlement
KW - Soil carbon sequestration
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U2 - 10.3390/f7060115
DO - 10.3390/f7060115
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84976303554
VL - 7
JO - Forests
JF - Forests
SN - 1999-4907
IS - 6
M1 - 115
ER -