Title
North American Boreal Terrestrial Ecosystem Biomass: A Spatial Data Review
Author(s)
Kehm, G. 2021
Published
2021
Abstract
Boreal forests, wetlands, and soils hold substantial amounts of carbon in the form of plant material, alive and in various stages of decay (herein “biomass carbon”). Governments, scientists, industry, and civil society organizations are increasingly interested in identifying where and how much biomass carbon is held in North American boreal ecosystems to help prioritize stewardship actions, inform adaptive planning, proactively mitigate climate
change, and harness new investments in ecosystem services. This report surveys publicly available spatial data quantifying biomass carbon in various subsets or pools (aboveground, below-ground, within soil, wetland, and permafrost) across the North American boreal.
This report provides recommendations on the most useful data sources and data sets for each of the pools of biomass carbon.
Keywords
biomass carbon; carbon; boreal ecosystem; spatial data; wetlands; adaptive planning; stewardship actions; peatlands; permafrost; biomass density
Full Citation
Kehm, G. 2021. North American Boreal Terrestrial Ecosystem Biomass: A Spatial Data Review. Wildlife Conservation Society Canada. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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