Regional average carbon stocks simulated over 100 years in Mountain Ash forest.

<p>Simulations were run for the reference case of current harvested forest (A), and four scenarios of forest management; scenario (1) maximum forest harvest production (B), scenario (2a) conservation forest plus non-wood substitution (C), scenario (2b) conservation forest plus plantation substitution (D), and scenario (2c) conservation forest plus existing plantations (E). All biomass pools in the harvested forest system were included, both on- and off-site. Carbon stock in harvested forest included above-and below-ground living and dead biomass. Carbon stocks shown for pine and eucalypt plantations included the forest biomass living and dead, wood and paper products and landfill. Forest carbon accumulation rate was calculated using Equation (S2-3) in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0139640#pone.0139640.s002" target="_blank">S2 Appendix</a>. See Fig D in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0139640#pone.0139640.s003" target="_blank">S3 Appendix</a> for calculation using Equation (S2-4) in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0139640#pone.0139640.s002" target="_blank">S2 Appendix</a>.