Carbon sequestration and southern pine forests

In managed forests, the amount of carbon further sequestered will be determ ined by (1) the increased amount of carbon in standing biomass (resulting f rom land-use changes and increased productivity); (2) the amount of recalci trant carbon remaining below ground at the end of rotations; and (3) the am ount of carbon sequestered in products created from harvested wood. Because of the region's high productivity and industrial infrastructure, carbon se questration via southern pine forests could be increased, and this may bene fit the nation in terms of global policy commitments.