Evaluation of timber and carbon sequestration income of cunninghamia lanceolata timber forest and management decision support

Abstract

Carbon sequestration exchange has just started in China. This study was based on the general plantation regions in Fujian China where Cunninghamia lanceolata is quite popular and has great economic and ecological significance for farmers and the society at large. This study used Hartman model to forecast the income of timber sales and carbon sequestration so as to integrate the model in the decision support system to find a practical tool for farmers to project their future monetary income to make sound operating decisions in terms of plantation density and rotation age, which is of practical significance and innovation.