Urban Tree Carbon Sequestration and Emissions in Shihezi City

Shihezi City, China, is the geographic scope for this dataset on urban tree carbon budgets. The data, created by Ruijing Zhang and last updated in April 2026, likely contains calculated life cycle carbon sequestration and emissions for main tree species across parks, roadsides, and residential areas. The dataset is small, at 5.5 KB, and is provided in an XLS format.

Use Cases

• Compare net carbon sequestration capacity of tree species like Ulmus pumila based on per-tree carbon storage values mentioned in the description.
• Analyze the primary sources of carbon emissions in urban tree management, such as irrigation, based on the emission source breakdown described.
• Model species-environment interactions across different green space types (parks, roadsides, residential) using the correlation analyses referenced.
• Evaluate the carbon budget (positive or negative) for large versus small tree species under current management practices as discussed in the findings.

Strengths

• Provides specific quantitative findings, such as mean carbon storage per tree (e.g., 366.78 kgC in parks) and life cycle carbon emissions (e.g., 461.15 kgC in parks).
• Applies a defined methodological framework combining life cycle assessment, biomass equations, and emission factor methods.
• Focuses on a concrete geographic location (Shihezi City) and three distinct urban green space types for comparative analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is very small (5.5 KB), indicating limited scope or a highly summarized dataset.

Provenance

Source

Ruijing Zhang, via figshare.

Collection Method

Likely derived from field research and calculations using life cycle assessment, biomass equation, and emission factor methods.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-24 17:30:06; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Shihezi City, China.