Ning et al. (2025): Carbon Sequestration and Forest Rotation Age: A Meta-Regression
Zhuo Ning, Van Chen and Changyou Sun, IN: Forest Ecosystems, https://doi.org/10.1007/s44391-025-00039-3
Forest carbon sequestration has gained global attention as an effective nature-based strategy for mitigating climate change, with optimal harvest rotation decisions directly affecting carbon storage outcomes. This meta-regression synthesizes 59 primary studies to assess the impact of economic, ecological, and methodological factors on forest rotation ages. Using weighted least squares (WLS), fixed-effects, and random-effects models, the authors find that the fixed-effects model offers the most robust estimates.