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Forests through forest-management are important carbon sinks (C) for the planet because they help mitigate climate change caused by greenhouse gases. Both forest type and management conditions will determine the amount of C captured. The objective of this study was to build a growth and yield system (SCR) to estimate the volume of Pinus patula and above-ground tree C stored in forests with forest management in Zacualtipán de Ángeles, Hidalgo, Mexico. Since volume shows a close relationship with biomass and C in a forest stand, it is possible to integrate these components within an SCR to model the dynamics of above-ground C sinks at the stand level. Data were obtained from 160 sites of 400 m2 systematically established in chronosequence of stand-ages within an intensive site monitoring of C. The system was composed of equations of dominant height, basal area, number of trees, volume, biomass and C for P. patula and broadleaf species. The site indices (IS) obtained were 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 m at the base age of 40 years. Volume rotation occurs on average at 29 years of age, which indicates that the 40-year rotation used in the region can be shortened by applying intensive silvicultural work, such as heavy thinning to maintain a sawmill-oriented product distribution. The inclusion of the broadleaf species proportion component allowed to model the interspecific competition and the effect on the commercial species (pine). The SCR adequately modeled the behavior of biomass and C, estimated C at 89.1 Mg ha-1 for IS 30 at 35 years. This value is similar to those obtained in natural and managed forests in the region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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A Timber Growth and Yield System (TGYS) is a set of models that quantitatively describe the growth and yield of forest stands over time. The aim of this study is to build a TGYS as a support tool for decision-making in the management of Pinus chiapensis (Martínez) Andresen. Data were collected from 44 plots established in 2013 at Tlatlauquitepec, Puebla, Mexico, and measured again in 2014. The components of the system were generated by the algebraic difference approach. The fitting was done with the seemingly unrelated regression technique (SUR) as a system of simultaneous equations. For the dominant height, Hossfeld IV polymorphic model was the most appropriate. Models for the basal area, number of trees and volume explained between 80.9 % and 99.9 % of the total variation. The yield table indicates that in low productivity sites (site index of 10 m), the maximum current annual increment (CAI) in volume occurs at 14 years, with a potential volume of 25.18 m3 ha-1 and an average yield of 196.84 m3 ha-1. In sites of mean index (14 m), the maximum CAI in volume takes place at 11 years, which has a potential volume of 32.73 m3 ha-1 and an average yield of 199.21 m3 ha-1. In high productivity areas (18 m), maximum CAI takes place at 9 years, with a potential volume of 40.66 m3 ha-1 and yield of 200.97 m3 ha-1. The estimated volume rotation at these sites occurs at 17 years, with a yield of 472.39 m3 ha-1. On average sites, the absolute volume rotation occurs at 20 years with yields of 453.54 m3 ha-1. At low productivity sites, this rotation is close to 25 years with a yield of 441.64 m3 ha-1. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]