Carbon stock and woody species diversity patterns in church forests along church age gradient in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Yilma, Getaw; Derero, Abayneh

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“…The height of woody species were measured using caliper in a position which was possible to observe the tips and bottom of the trees/shrub ( Abunie and Dalle, 2018 ; Cardelu's et al., 2019 ; Woods et al., 2016 ). Woody individuals with DBH/DSH ≥ 5cm were measured and recorded using clinometer for biomass estimation ( Yilma and Derero, 2020 ; Gedefaw et al., 2014 ; Gebeyehu et al., 2019 ). For individuals that are branched below the breast height, the diameter was measured separately and the average was taken.…”

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“…The carbon stock of each church forest was estimated through a nondestructive approach which involves the use of allometric equations ( Yilma and Derero, 2020 ). The biomass of each tree was calculated using the same allometric equations because many species didn't have species-specific allometric equation ( Cardelus et al., 2019 ), and it consumes time and cost.…”

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“…These patches of natural forests have been survived as a result of the traditional conservation effort of the ancient Ethiopia Orthodox Tewahido Church (EOTC) ( Tilahun et al., 2015 ), through spiritual, social and cultural taboos, rules and customs in the church yard ( Bayrak and Marafa, 2017 ). EOTC has a long history of planting, protecting and preserving old-aged trees in its premises and serving as a hot spots of biodiversity, mainly indigenous trees and shrubs of Ethiopia ( Tilahun et al., 2015 ; Yilma and Derero, 2020 ).…”

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“…This is because foot slope has an optimum climatic and edaphic condition for most woody species. The idea was supported by [40] who stated that environmental variables like altitude aspect and slope have greater in uences on carbon dynamics. It is familiar that lower slope is almost at land having stable soil and other biophysical conditions for better vegetation growth performance.…”

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Carbon Stock And Spatial Dynamics In Natural Forests Of Awi Zone, Amhara Region, Northwestern Ethiopia: Implication For Climate Change Mitigation And Adaptation

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Kibrie³

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Background: As a mitigation measure of climate change, the natural forest plays a key role in controlling the carbon cycle and ecosystem stability through sequestrating the carbon dioxide. However, there have been limited scientific investigation and communication of the potential carbon stock potential of natural forest resources with the global community. Therefore, inventory and estimation of stocks and fluxes of carbon from natural vegetation under different forest communities and different environmental patterns should be done and communicated to the global community for conservation and to get appropriate credit. To do this, 9 forest communities in different agroecology were selected areas of Awi Zone, Northwest Ethiopia. To this end, 76 quadrates with 20meter*20meter quadrate size 200meter distance within quadrates and transect lines Diameter, height, and environmental gradient data were collected and analyzed with R Ver.3.1, XLSTAT, and SPSS Ver.25. Result: There was a significant difference (p < 0.029) of above and belowground biomass, carbon stock, carbon dioxide sequestration potential, and soil organic carbon across forests communities, slope, altitude, aspect, and agro-ecologies. ‘Saharakani’ forest has the highest carbon stock as the overall pool. Highland forest communities had a better overall carbon pool. In terms of slop gradient, low slope gradient has recorded the highest allover carbon pool followed by a steep slope and lower slope. In altitude gradient all over carbon, the pool has in decreasing order with increasing of altitude. South facing had the highest carbon stock as overall pools followed by east-facing and west-facing and the least is north facing. Lowland forests had better Soil organic carbon followed by highland and mid-altitude forests. Carbon stock as an overall pool is especially dynamics within environmental patterns. Conclusion: There is a huge amount of carbon stock in the natural forest in the study area which has a great potential in carbon dioxide sequestration which mitigates the crisis of climate change. However, appropriate credit was not given yet for this natural forest and the resources are continuously declining. Thus, first of all, urgent conservation is required, and then further plan-based sustainable conservation should work should be done for successfully ecologically climate change mitigation.

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“…This is because foot slope has an optimum climatic and edaphic condition for most woody species. The idea was supported by [40] which stated that environmental variables like altitude aspect and slope have greater in uences on carbon dynamics. It is familiar that lower slope is almost at land having stable soil and other biophysical conditions for better vegetation growth performance.…”

Section: Carbon Stock Across the Environmental Gradientsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Carbon Stock And Spatial Dynamics In Natural Forests Of Awi Zone, Amhara Region, Northwestern Ethiopia: Implication For Climate Change Mitigation And Adaptation

Kassaye¹,

Derebe²,

Kibrie³

et al. 2022

Preprint

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Background: As a mitigation measure of climate change, the natural forest plays a key role in controlling the carbon cycle and ecosystem stability through sequestrating the carbon dioxide. However, there have been limited scientifically investigation and communication of the potential carbon stock potential of natural forest resources with the global community. Therefore, inventory and estimation of stocks and fluxes of carbon from natural vegetation under different forest communities and different environmental patterns should be done and communicate to the global community for conservation and to get appropriate credit. To do this, 9 forest communities in different agroecology were selected areas of Awi Zone, Northwest Ethiopia. To this end 76 quadrates with 20meter*20meter quadrate size 200meter distance within quadrates and transect lines Diameter, height, and environmental gradient data were collected and analyzed with R Ver.3.1, XLSTAT, and SPSS Ver.25. Result: There was a significant difference (p < 0.029) of above and belowground biomass, carbon stock, carbon dioxide sequestration potential, and soil organic carbon across forests communities, slope, altitude, aspect, and agro-ecologies. ‘Saharakani’ forest has the highest carbon stock as the overall pool. Highland forest communities had a better overall carbon pool. In terms of slop gradient, low slope gradient has recorded the highest allover carbon pool followed by a steep slope and lower slope. In altitude gradient all over carbon pool have in decreasing order with increasing of altitude. South facing had the highest carbon stock as overall pools followed by east-facing and west-facing and the least is north facing. Lowland forests had better Soil organic carbon followed by highland and mid-altitude forests. Carbon stock as an overall pool is especially dynamics within environmental patterns. Conclusion: There is a huge amount of carbon stock in the natural forest in the study area which has a great potential in carbon dioxide sequestration which mitigates the crisis of climate change. However, appropriate credit was not given yet for this natural forest and the resources are continuously declining. Thus, first of all, urgent conservation is required, and then further plan-based sustainable conservation should work should be done for successfully ecologically climate change mitigation.

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Carbon stock and woody species diversity patterns in church forests along church age gradient in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Cited by 15 publications

References 31 publications

Woody species diversity and carbon stock of church forests along age gradient in Dangila district, Awi-zone, Ethiopia

Woody species diversity and carbon stock of church forests along age gradient in Dangila district, Awi-zone, Ethiopia

Carbon Stock And Spatial Dynamics In Natural Forests Of Awi Zone, Amhara Region, Northwestern Ethiopia: Implication For Climate Change Mitigation And Adaptation

Carbon Stock And Spatial Dynamics In Natural Forests Of Awi Zone, Amhara Region, Northwestern Ethiopia: Implication For Climate Change Mitigation And Adaptation

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