A comparative study of carbon dioxide absorption capacity of seven urban forest plant species of Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Abstract

Abstract. Daud M, Bustam BM, Arifin B. 2019. A comparative study of carbon dioxide absorption capacity of seven urban forest plant species of Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 20: 3372-3379. Global warming has been a major issue affecting all parts of the world in recent years. One method of reducing the impact of global warming is through supporting the green open space. The city government of Banda Aceh, Indonesia has targetted as much as 30% of its area to the formation of green open space. The BNI urban forest is one example of the green open spaces in Banda Aceh. This research was conducted to know the carbon dioxide absorption capacity in seven selected tree species found in the urban forest. The method that has been applied was the explorative survey method with purposive sampling. The data were analyzed using linear regression and correlation analysis. The results showed that the highest ability of carbon dioxide absorption per leaf per hour was found in the Terminalia catappa (0.511 g/leaf/hour) and the lowest was found in the Calophyllum inophyllum (0.056 g/leaf/hour). While the highest carbon dioxide absorption per tree per hour was found in Pterocarpus indicus (4,642,293 g/tree/hour) and the lowest was found in Calophyllum inophyllum (162,640 g/tree/hour). The results of linear regression analysis showed that there was no strong correlation and no significant effect between leaf surface area and mass of carbohydrate, to capacity of carbon dioxide absorption in urban forest plants.

Diversity and carbon sequestration capacity of naturally growth vegetation in ex-nickel mining area in Kolaka, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

“…& Thomson (0.058 g) (Lailati et al 2013). Likewise, species member of Combretaceae namely T. bellirica (0.488 g) was higher than Terminalia catappa L. (0.156 g) (Daud et al 2019). The CO2 sequestration ability was not always directly proportional to the mass of CO2 absorbed due to the differences in each species' number and mass of leaves.…”

“…Absorption is the ability of a plant species through its leaves to absorb carbon, while storage capacity is the ability to store carbon stocks in the form of biomass. Measurement of carbon absorption used the leaf sample method (non-destructive) and carbohydrate test (Lailati 2013;Daud et al 2019). The data included the number of leaves per tree, leaf area measurement per sample 30 g, leaf carbohydrate mass per tree species.…”

The Efficiency of Vertical Plants’ Types and Catchment Areas for Absorbing Carbon Dioxide in Ambient Air

“…The CO2 concentration experienced a decrease from 07.00 a.m. until it once again surpassed the control CO2 concentration at 03.00 p.m. At 11.00 a.m., the concentration of CO2 in Antigonon leptopus with a catchment area of 75% reduced to 258 ppm at an elevation of 0 m. It decreased to 308 ppm at an elevation of 4.5 m and reached a minimum of 223 ppm at an elevation of 8.5 m. Plants were capable of efficiently reduced CO2 through photosynthesis during the daytime. At 11.00 a.m., a substantial amount of carbohydrates was founded in the leaves where photosynthesis occurred efficiently [28].…”

The Effects Morpho-Anatomical Characters Leaves Tectona grandis and Gmelina arborea as Carbon Dioxide Absorption in Unhas Urban Forest

“…Plant type, structure, and canopy closure [41], [57], number of stomata [42], number of epidermis, stomata index [33] stomata size [38]. Leaves size and chlorophyll content of leaves [58], as well as leaves area per strand as a divider, were not the same in each type of plant [68], [69].…”

“…Tectona grandis leaves were thick, large leaves, few stomata, and coarse hair. The amount of carbon dioxide that can be absorbed depends heavily on the size of the leaf sample; the smaller the leaf area, the more carbon dioxide can be absorbed [58], [59]. To aid CO2 diffusion during photosynthesis, stomata open during the day and close at night to lessen transpiration [60], [61], [62].…”