Our lab has published a new article in Global Change Biology, titled “Role of Forest Carbon Change in Shaping Future Land Use and Land Cover Change”. This research, led by Meng Luo, investigates how global changes, especially increased atmospheric CO₂ concentrations, climate variability, and nitrogen deposition, influence forest carbon dynamics and subsequent land-use decisions.
Using advanced simulations with the CLASSIC land surface model and the Global Change Analysis Model (GCAM), the study explores various future scenarios (SSP126, SSP370, and SSP585) to reveal significant shifts in global land-use patterns driven by changes in forest carbon.
This work highlights the crucial importance of incorporating forest carbon dynamics into global land-use planning and climate policy strategies.
For more details, please access the full paper here.
Global LULCC relative difference between with and without future forest carbon change under 3 SSP-RCPs. The LULCC relative difference from 2015 to 2100 is shown under (a) SSP126, (b) SSP370, and (c) SSP585 using the mean of LULCCGFDL and LULCCUKESM. Different colors represent different land use types.