The effect of reforestation on carbon sequestra-tion has been extensively studied but there is less under-standing of the changes that stand age and vegetation types have on changes in biomass carbon and soil organic carbon (SOC) after reforestation. In this study, 150 reforested plots were sampled across six provinces and one municipality in the Yangtze River Basin (YRB) during 2017 and 2018 to estimate carbon storage in biomass and soil. The results illustrate that site-averaged SOC was greater than site-aver-aged biomass carbon. There was more carbon sequestered in the biomass than in the soil. Biomass carbon accumulated rapidly in the initial 20 years after planting. In contrast, SOC sequestration increased rapidly after 20 years. In addition, evergreen species had higher carbon density in both bio-mass and soil than deciduous species and economic species (fruit trees). Carbon sequestration in evergreen and decidu-ous species is greater than in economic species. Our find-ings provide new evidence on the divergent responses of biomass and soil to carbon sequestration after reforestation with respect to stand ages and vegetation types. This study provides relevant information for ecosystem management as well as for carbon sequestration and global climate change policies.

Jianyu Wang;Claudio O.Delang;Guolong Hou;Lei Gao;Xiankun Yang;Xixi Lu

Department of Geography,National University of Singapore,1 Arts Link,Kent Ridge,Singapore 117570,Singapore;Department of Geography,Hong Kong Baptist University,Baptist University Road,Kowloon Tong,Hong Kong 26679,People's Republic of China;School of Geography,South China Normal University,Shipai Campus,Guangzhou 510631,People's Republic of China;Inner Mongolia Key Lab of River and Lake Ecology,Inner Mongolia University,Hohhot 010021,People's Republic of China;School of Geographical Sciences,Guangzhou University,Guangzhou 510006,People's Republic of China

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[1]Jianyu Wang;Claudio O.Delang;Guolong Hou;Lei Gao;Xiankun Yang;Xixi Lu-.Carbon sequestration in biomass and soil following reforestation: a case study of the Yangtze River Basin)[J].林业研究（英文版）,2022(05):1663-1690

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