Results

Data available from the NFI plots in the pilot zone indicated the absence of deadwood within post 1990 stands. This carbon pool was subsequently reported as zero in C stock estimates.

Remarks

This carbon pool increases with stand age and forest management practices such as thinning. Therefore this carbon pool is likely to be more prominent in the future. The NFI protocol records the presence of branches, stumps and dead logs in plots. Where stumps or logs are found, the quantity is noted and physical features such as diameter, height (length) and decay status recorded. These features would enable carbon stock to be determined when used in combination with density values, which correspond to the decay class noted.