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1 1  = 1.1.1 ANNUAL CARBON SEQUESTRATION =
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5 5  Topic
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7 7  Urban challenges
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9 9  Sub-challenges
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12 12  Climate
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14 14  1 - Climate issues
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16 16  1.1 Climate  mitigation
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46 46  ====== **Expected Outputs** ======
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48 +* numerical value in units tC/ha/year
49 +* occasional or continuous measurement
50 +* graphic map
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49 49  ====== **Calculation methods** ======
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55 +* Self-developed equations, e.g. in the case of trees:
56 +** Cbt+1 = Cbt + Kc[Gbt – Mst – Tt – Ht]
57 +** where: Cbt: carbon stored in living biomass at time ‘t’ (tC/ha) Gbt: biomass growth at time ‘t’ Tt: biomass turnover at time ‘t’ Mst: tree mortality due to senescence at time ‘t’ Ht: harvest at time t’
58 +** Gb = Kv * Ys
59 +** where: Kv: constant to convert volume yields into dry biomass (basic wood density, in tons of dry biomass per m3 of fresh stemwood volume Ys: the volume yield of stem wood (m3ha-1yr-1 ) 
60 +* ecosystem-specific proxies
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52 52  ====== **Links and references** ======
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65 +* McPherson., G.E., van Doorn, N.S:, Peper, P.J., 2016. Urban Tree Database and Allometric Equations. General Technical Report PSW-GTR-253. USDA Forest Service, USA
66 +* Russo, A., Escobedo, F.J., Timilsina, N., Schmitt, A.O., Varela, S., Zerbe, S., 2014. Assessing urban tree carbon storage and sequestration in Bolzano, Italy, International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management 10:1, 54-70, doi:10.1080/21513732.2013.873822
67 +* USDA (2015). I-Tree Eco Manual. Northern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Website. [online] URL: http:~/~/www.itreetools.org/resources/manuals/Eco_Manual_ v5.pdf
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