Diurnal and seasonal carbon sequestration potential of seven broadleaved species in a mixed deciduous forest in India

Biswas, Soumyajit; Bala, Sanjay; Mazumdar, Asis

doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.03.015

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“…Leaf area index (LAI) is a dimensionless quantity parameter that describes the forest canopy and is frequently used in calculations of canopy assimilation from the leaf [2]. It measures the one-sided leaf surface area per ground surface area; the amount of canopy leaves can be deduced from measuring how quickly radiation is attenuated as it passes through the canopy.…”

Section: Measurements Of Photosynthesis and Leaf Areamentioning

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“…where L is the total leaf area, h (s·day −1 ) is the day length, and A l (µmol·m −2 ·s −1 ) is the leaf-level assimilation rate [2]. The dark respiration rate was calculated from the initial linear part of the light response curve.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Afforestation is an important contributor to the mitigation of the greenhouse effect, as young forests can sequester more CO 2 from the atmosphere than mature forests [1,2]. However, climate change has heightened the incidence and severity of extreme climate events such as droughts, typhoons, and high temperatures [3][4][5].…”

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Three-Year Study on Diurnal and Seasonal CO2 Sequestration of a Young Fraxinus griffithii Plantation in Southern Taiwan

Chen

Wang

Lih

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Abstract:This study examined monthly carbon sequestration of the Himalayan ash (Fraxinus griffithii C. B. Clarke), an important plantation species in Taiwan. From January 2010 to December 2012, data were collected from an F. griffithii plantation in southern Taiwan, which experiences a typical Southeast Asia monsoon climate. To estimate CO 2 sequestration rate, we conducted diurnal measurements of photosynthetic rates and seasonal measurements of photosynthetic light response curves. We also calculated leaf area index to estimate the total leaf area of individual trees. The diurnal variation in photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, and transpiration exhibited seasonal and annual differences. The range of net CO 2 assimilation rates was 1.34-8.68 µmol·m −2 ·s −1 in 2010, 1.02-6.60 µmol·m −2 ·s −1 in 2011, and 1.13-4.45 µmol·m −2 ·s −1 in 2012. A single F. griffithii tree sequestrated 12.21 kg·year −1 CO 2 on average. Annual CO 2 sequestration occurred primarily during the summer for all years, averaging 14.89 Mg·ha −1 ·year −1 for three years. Correlation analyses between various environmental variables and CO 2 sequestration rates indicated that air temperature and soil water content were likely the main factors influencing carbon sequestration of F. griffithii at this study site.

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Three-Year Study on Diurnal and Seasonal CO2 Sequestration of a Young Fraxinus griffithii Plantation in Southern Taiwan

Chen

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Lih

et al. 2016

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“…However, net long term CO2 storing dynamics of trees change with age, disease and death (Nowak et al, 2013). Over the past decade, numerous studies assessed the carbon sequestration capacity of various woody plants and quantified their contribution towards the global carbon cycle (Niu and Duiker, 2006;Juwarkar et al, 2011;Kumar and Nair, 2011;Biswas et al, 2014;Maggiotto et al, 2014). Afforestation and other forestry activities are now well recognized as a part of strategies to mitigate GHG (Mckenney et al, 2004;Bellassen and Luyssaert, 2014;Biswas et al, 2014;Maggiotto et al, 2014).…”

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“…Over the past decade, numerous studies assessed the carbon sequestration capacity of various woody plants and quantified their contribution towards the global carbon cycle (Niu and Duiker, 2006;Juwarkar et al, 2011;Kumar and Nair, 2011;Biswas et al, 2014;Maggiotto et al, 2014). Afforestation and other forestry activities are now well recognized as a part of strategies to mitigate GHG (Mckenney et al, 2004;Bellassen and Luyssaert, 2014;Biswas et al, 2014;Maggiotto et al, 2014). Afforestation of agricultural lands is a cost effective and environment friendly strategy for carbon sequestration (Mckenney et al, 2004;Richards and Stokes, 2004;Niu and Duiker, 2006) that has the great potential (Masera et al, 2003;Jindal et al, 2008;Juwarkar et al, 2011).…”

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CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND PRODUCTION OF Eucalyptus camaldulensis PLANTATIONS ON MARGINAL SANDY AGRICULTURAL LANDS

Nawaz¹

2017

PAKJAS

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Among different available options of storing and sequestering the atmospheric carbon, the use of perennial woody vegetation is an efficient, cheaper and environmental friendly strategy. Understanding the growth habit of trees under hostile environmental conditions and their capacity to sequester CO2 is of great interest for forestry scientists. The main objectives of the study were to analyze the growth habit of Eucalyptus camaldulensis on sandy marginal lands, assess the tree carbon stocks on sandy soils and to examine the potential of study area to play a role in environmental improvement while reducing the atmospheric CO2. The study was carried out in Noorpur Thal region of Punjab. A survey of the study area was carried out through a pre-tested questionnaire and measurements of trees were taken in situ to calculate the biomass and carbon stocks. It was found that 19.47% of the Noorpur Thal region was covered by Eucalyptus plantations while this area can be potentially covered up to 55%. The growth habit and biomass production of Eucalyptus camaldulensis trees was excellent when grown on marginal sandy soils with proper irrigation. The total carbon stocks present were about 1.80 Mega ton and the CO2 sequestration rate was observed about 6.58 Mega ton year -1. However, at 55% potential, this area can sequester the 18.59 Mega ton of C worth about US$ 1459.315 million. This study might be extended to quantify the CO2 sequestration potential if further 6.5 million hectares saline and waterlogged marginal lands are afforested in Pakistan with Eucalyptus camaldulensis plantations.

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Environmental control on carbon exchange of natural and planted forests in Western Himalayan foothills of India

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Diurnal and seasonal carbon sequestration potential of seven broadleaved species in a mixed deciduous forest in India

Cited by 18 publications

References 19 publications

Three-Year Study on Diurnal and Seasonal CO2 Sequestration of a Young Fraxinus griffithii Plantation in Southern Taiwan

Three-Year Study on Diurnal and Seasonal CO2 Sequestration of a Young Fraxinus griffithii Plantation in Southern Taiwan

CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND PRODUCTION OF Eucalyptus camaldulensis PLANTATIONS ON MARGINAL SANDY AGRICULTURAL LANDS

Environmental control on carbon exchange of natural and planted forests in Western Himalayan foothills of India

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