Biomass and carbon storage of Eucalyptus and Acacia plantations in the Pearl River Delta, South China

Zhang, Hui; Guan, Dongsheng; Song, Mingwei

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2012.04.016

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“…However, further comparisons are hampered by the scarce number of studies that quantified the carbon content in a laboratory. Most of the studies that aim to estimate the carbon stock in plantations (MIEHLE et al, 2006;RAZAKAMANARIVO et al, 2011;ZHANG et al, 2012) use a generic value of 50% to estimate the carbon content in biomass.…”

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Aboveground and Belowground Biomass and Carbon Estimates for Clonal Eucalyptus Trees in Southeast Brazil

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-Eucalyptus plantations represent a short term and cost efficient alternative for sequestrating carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Despite the known potential of forest plantations of fast growing species to store carbon in the biomass, there are relatively few studies including precise estimates of the amount of carbon in these plantations. In this study it was determined the carbon content in the stems, branches, leaves and roots of a clonal Eucalyptus grandis plantation in the Southeast of Brazil. We developed allometric equations to estimate the total amount of carbon and total biomass, and produced an estimate of the carbon stock in the stand level. Altogether, 23 sample trees were selected for aboveground biomass assessment. The roots of 9 of the 23 sampled trees were partially excavated to assess the belowground biomass at a singletree level. Two models with DBH, H and DBH 2 H were tested. The average relative share of carbon content in the stem, branch, leaf and root compartments was 44.6%, 43.0%, 46.1% and 37.8%, respectively, which is smaller than the generic value commonly used (50%). The best-fit allometric equations to estimate the total amount of carbon and total biomass had DBH 2 H as independent variable. The root-to-shoot ratio was relatively stable (C.V. = 27.5%) probably because the sub-sample was composed of clones. Total stand carbon stock in the Eucalyptus plantation was estimated to be 73.38 MgC ha -1 , which is within the carbon stock range for Eucalyptus plantations.Keywords: Carbon stock; Allometric equation; Carbon content. BIOMASSA ACIMA E ABAIXO DO SOLO E ESTIMATIVAS DE CARBONO PARA UM PLANTIO CLONAL DE EUCALIPTO NO SUDESTE DO BRASIL

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“…Forest plantations, especially those with fast growing species such as Eucalyptus and its cultivars, represent a short term and cost efficient alternative for sequestrating the carbon which would otherwise be emitted to the atmosphere (STERN, 2007;ZHANG et al, 2012).…”

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Aboveground and Belowground Biomass and Carbon Estimates for Clonal Eucalyptus Trees in Southeast Brazil

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“…Eucalyptus is a major plantation species in southern China, where it has been planted on more than 2.5 million ha and accounts for approximately 6% of all forested plantation area in China [29]. Plant biomass and plant and soil carbon pools have been examined in monocultures or mixed-species Eucalyptus plantations [30][31][32][33][34]. However, few studies have examined carbon storage in plants and soils across stand developmental stages in Eucalyptus plantations [35].…”

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Carbon Storage in a Eucalyptus Plantation Chronosequence in Southern China

Zeng

Peng

et al. 2015

Forests

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Patterns of carbon (C) allocation across different stages of stand development in Eucalyptus urophylla × E. grandis plantations are not well understood. In this study, we examined biomass and mineral soil C content in five development stages (1, 2, 3, 4-5, and 6-8 years old) of a Eucalyptus stand in southern China. The tree biomass C pool increased with stand age and showed a high annual rate of accumulation. Stems accounted for the highest proportion of biomass C sequestered. The C pool in mineral soil increased initially after afforestation and then declined gradually, with C density decreasing with soil depth. The upper 50 cm of soil contained the majority (57%-68%) of sequestered C. The other biomass components (shrubs, herbaceous plants, litter, and fine roots) accounted for <5% of the total ecosystem C pool. Total C pools in the Eucalyptus plantation ecosystem were 112.9, 172.5, 203.8, 161.1, in the five developmental stages, respectively, with most of the C sequestered below ground. We conclude that Eucalyptus plantations have considerable biomass C sequestration potential during stand development. OPEN ACCESSForests 2015, 6 1764

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“…地上碳储量和40%的地下碳储量, 在维持全球碳平衡减缓气候变化中发挥着重要作用, 因此, 森林碳固存已成为全球碳循环研究的热点 (Dixon et al, 1994;Houghton, 2005)。科学估测森林生态系统碳密度、碳储量及其变化特征是充分认识森林生态系统功能、评价区域森林碳汇潜力和应对气候变化的首要任务。近年来, 国内外学者采用多种研究手段, 针对不同目标, 从林分 (Ren et al, 2010;Zhang et al, 2013b)、区域 (Chen et al, 2009;Zhang et al, 2012)、国家 Zhang et al, 2013a …”

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Current stocks and rate of sequestration of forest carbon in Gansu Province, China

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Du²,

Cheng³

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Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology

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Biomass and carbon storage of Eucalyptus and Acacia plantations in the Pearl River Delta, South China

Cited by 85 publications

References 40 publications

Aboveground and Belowground Biomass and Carbon Estimates for Clonal Eucalyptus Trees in Southeast Brazil

Aboveground and Belowground Biomass and Carbon Estimates for Clonal Eucalyptus Trees in Southeast Brazil

Carbon Storage in a Eucalyptus Plantation Chronosequence in Southern China

Current stocks and rate of sequestration of forest carbon in Gansu Province, China

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