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The effect of management strategies on carbon uptake of highway ancillary areas in Northern Germany

Karmann, Maura LU (2023) In Student thesis series INES NGEK01 20231
Dept of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science
Abstract
Carbon storage capacity estimations of terrestrial vegetation are necessary to understand
the limit of possible carbon emissions. General approximations, of a landscapes carbon
pool capacity, can be performed using the InVEST-model. It estimates the carbon pool
storage of a landscape, based on land use land cover classes, which this thesis aims to test
on the highay-ancillary environment of the A7-motorway in northern Germany.
Furthermore, the carbon sink capacity is compared to alternative roadside utilization, like
the installation of photovoltaic systems. It is also investigated what degree of pool size
change can be expected with different management strategies and intensities. The study
includes an InVEST-model-approach... (More)
Carbon storage capacity estimations of terrestrial vegetation are necessary to understand
the limit of possible carbon emissions. General approximations, of a landscapes carbon
pool capacity, can be performed using the InVEST-model. It estimates the carbon pool
storage of a landscape, based on land use land cover classes, which this thesis aims to test
on the highay-ancillary environment of the A7-motorway in northern Germany.
Furthermore, the carbon sink capacity is compared to alternative roadside utilization, like
the installation of photovoltaic systems. It is also investigated what degree of pool size
change can be expected with different management strategies and intensities. The study
includes an InVEST-model-approach based GIS analysis of the current carbon pools of the
A7-highways ancillary areas, on which different management and planting strategies are
executed. The results and discussion show comparative estimations of the total and mean
storage capacities of areas under different management regiemes. The effectiveness is
also discussed in comparison with the states mean pool values of shrublands, grasslands
and forested areas, to delineate the roadside vegetations storage effectiveness. It is found
that roadside vegetation is less produtive then Schleswig-Holsteins other landcovers.
Typically roadside areas consist of planted vegetation that leads to the smallest total
carbon pool and not of management strategies with high levels of effectiveness.
Management intensities impact the carbon storage and gentle maintenance leads to
higher total storage, but alternative utilization of the ancillary areas leads to the highest
total contribution to reaching the goal of a global warming reduction. (Less)
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author
Karmann, Maura LU
supervisor
organization
course
NGEK01 20231
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
InVEST- model, Highway ancillary areas, carbon pool estimations, management factors
publication/series
Student thesis series INES
report number
596
language
English
id
9126536
date added to LUP
2023-06-19 11:04:04
date last changed
2023-06-19 11:04:04
@misc{9126536,
  abstract     = {{Carbon storage capacity estimations of terrestrial vegetation are necessary to understand 
the limit of possible carbon emissions. General approximations, of a landscapes carbon 
pool capacity, can be performed using the InVEST-model. It estimates the carbon pool 
storage of a landscape, based on land use land cover classes, which this thesis aims to test 
on the highay-ancillary environment of the A7-motorway in northern Germany. 
Furthermore, the carbon sink capacity is compared to alternative roadside utilization, like 
the installation of photovoltaic systems. It is also investigated what degree of pool size 
change can be expected with different management strategies and intensities. The study
includes an InVEST-model-approach based GIS analysis of the current carbon pools of the 
A7-highways ancillary areas, on which different management and planting strategies are
executed. The results and discussion show comparative estimations of the total and mean
storage capacities of areas under different management regiemes. The effectiveness is 
also discussed in comparison with the states mean pool values of shrublands, grasslands 
and forested areas, to delineate the roadside vegetations storage effectiveness. It is found 
that roadside vegetation is less produtive then Schleswig-Holsteins other landcovers.
Typically roadside areas consist of planted vegetation that leads to the smallest total 
carbon pool and not of management strategies with high levels of effectiveness.
Management intensities impact the carbon storage and gentle maintenance leads to 
higher total storage, but alternative utilization of the ancillary areas leads to the highest
total contribution to reaching the goal of a global warming reduction.}},
  author       = {{Karmann, Maura}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Student thesis series INES}},
  title        = {{The effect of management strategies on carbon uptake of highway ancillary areas in Northern Germany}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}