Carbon Stock Variations Along Altitudinal and Slope Gradient in the Forest Belt of Simen Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

Simegn, Tibebu Yelemfrhat; Soromessa, Teshome

doi:10.11648/j.ajep.20150404.15

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“…On the other hand, it has been reported by many studies as live biomass carbon increase with altitude increases [25,32,33]. In the present study, the middle altitude takes the most AGB and BGB carbon storage and much more depleted carbon storage observed on higher altitude, this result consistent with [34]. Based on the mean result, relatively it is possible to say as altitude decreases biomass carbon increases.…”

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Carbon Stock Analysis Along Altitudinal Gradient in Gedo Forest: Implications for Forest Management and Climate Change Mitigation

Yohannes¹,

Soromessa²,

Argaw³

2015

AJEP

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Forests provide important ecological and environmental benefits. They serve as natural sinker of atmospheric CO 2 to mitigate climate change. In Ethiopia although, there is significant forest resource, the studies on carbon stock potential and factors that affect this potential have not been well studied. This study was done with the aim of estimating carbon stock potential and related factors that affect carbon sequestration in Gedo forest. Data was collected from 10m x 20m plot along transect in systematically stratified forest part. The forest had total mean carbon stock of 523.64 ± 29 ton ha -1 with aboveground biomass (281 ± 23.34 t C ha -1 )and belowground biomass 56.1 ± 4.66 t C ha -1 ), litter biomass (0.41 ± 0.008 t C ha -1 ), deadwood biomass (2.37 ± 1.33 t C ha -1 ) and soil organic carbon (183.69 ± 6.17 t C ha -1 ). Spatial distribution of the carbon stock varied along environmental gradient. Altitude has inverse relation with aboveground biomass, belowground biomass, deadwood carbon and total carbon density. Altitude also has significant effect on all carbon pool except litter biomass and soil organic carbon. More aboveground biomass, belowground biomass and total carbon were found in the middle altitude and lower carbon was found in the upper altitude. Soil organic carbon and litter biomass carbon decreases with altitude. Deadwood biomass carbon pool was found only in lower altitude. Based on overall result it is concluded carbon sequestration in a forest ecosystem is determined by altitudinal gradient.

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“…Though [34] study found that deadwood biomass carbon in all altitude classes with more carbon stock in middle altitude, the present study, reported that deadwood biomass carbon found only in lower altitude. Deadwood biomass carbon found only in lower altitude.…”

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Carbon Stock Analysis Along Altitudinal Gradient in Gedo Forest: Implications for Forest Management and Climate Change Mitigation

Yohannes¹,

Soromessa²,

Argaw³

2015

AJEP

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“…The soil carbon in highland and lowland was lower than midland (Table 6), this might be due to rugged topographic nature of the highland that facilitate runoff and the higher temperature of the lowland that facilitate oxidation, which is in line with Demessie, Singh, and Lal (2016). The total carbon stock of landuses surrounding rural wooden houses that include grass covered wooden house decreased as the altitude decreased from highland (49.26 kg C m -2 ) to lowland (28.35 kg C m -2 ), and remnant woody plants from highland (29.4 kg C m -2 ) to lowland (2.68 kg C m -2 ) of the present study area as studied in Mwakisunga and Majule (2012) but opposes the total carbon stock studied by Simegn and Soromessa, (2015). The decrease in carbon storage with increased depth of soil (Table 6) was comparable with other studies carried out elsewhere (Tesfaye et al, 2016).…”

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Carbon Storage of Wooden Houses, Trees, and Grazing Land in Rural Areas of Enemorina Ener District, Southern Ethiopia

Fekadu

Bekele

Feleke³

2019

JNRD

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In Ethiopia, wood was the main construction material for rural houses. In 2013, about 79% of the rural houses of Ethiopia were fully made of wood. Although carbon storage of wood is well known for climate change mitigation, there is lack of information on carbon stock of wooden houses in Ethiopia. Thus, a study was conducted to analyze the carbon stock of dominant land uses that surround rural wooden houses in three agro-ecologies and representative three peasant associations (PA) or Kebeles in Southern Ethiopia. Field measurement and household survey were made by selecting sixty-four houses made of wood, grass or corrugated iron sheet. Transects were laid starting from the wooden houses to lay out plots to collect samples of wood, grass, soot inside houses, soil and trees for carbon determination. The service age of wooden houses was estimated in triangulated interview as 5-150 years. The total carbon stock of newly constructed rural grass covered wooden house was 28.35- 49.26 kg C m-2, which was greater than the other surrounding land uses. The grazing land total carbon stock was 50.5-86.8% and the scattered trees carbon was 9.5-59.7% of the total carbon stock of the respective PA grass covered wooden house. Since soil is the common below ground carbon stock, the total carbon of a land use is mostly affected by the above ground carbon stock. Grass covered houses contained greater above ground carbon stock but grazinglands contained greater below ground carbon stock. Soot accumulation of 0.4-1.3 g m-2 inside the houses’ roof indicated the presence of indoor pollution. The total carbon stock increased with increasing altitude and geoclimatic variables were significantly correlated with carbon stock of the land uses (p<0.05; r = ±0.999). Therefore, wooden houses need to be considered in climate change mitigations. The shift of carbon stock from natural environment to wooden houses in human dominated landscapes was indicator of a lack of forests, and then efforts should be strengthened to increase forest cover.

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Quantifying Carbon Stock Variability and Aspect-Slope Impact in Sal and Pine-Dominated Forests of Nepal

Ayer,

Joshi,

Poudel

et al. 2024

Forests and Climate Change

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Carbon Stock Variations Along Altitudinal and Slope Gradient in the Forest Belt of Simen Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

Cited by 11 publications

References 19 publications

Carbon Stock Analysis Along Altitudinal Gradient in Gedo Forest: Implications for Forest Management and Climate Change Mitigation

Carbon Stock Analysis Along Altitudinal Gradient in Gedo Forest: Implications for Forest Management and Climate Change Mitigation

Carbon Storage of Wooden Houses, Trees, and Grazing Land in Rural Areas of Enemorina Ener District, Southern Ethiopia

Quantifying Carbon Stock Variability and Aspect-Slope Impact in Sal and Pine-Dominated Forests of Nepal

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