Soil and biomass carbon stocks in forest and agricultural lands in tropical climates
This study aims to assess the carbon storage capability of dominant vegetative land covers in Thailand by estimating biomass, biomass carbon and soil carbon stocks. Above-ground biomass was estimated from allometric equation or actual raw yield. Soil organic carbon was analyzed according to the Ch...
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doaj-ff7c91d31b414efcacbeff54477116e52020-11-24T21:10:48ZengPrince of Songkla UniversitySongklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST)0125-33952017-12-0139669770710.14456/sjst-psu.2017.85Soil and biomass carbon stocks in forest and agricultural lands in tropical climatesArika Bridhikitti0Climate Change and Adaptation Research Unit (CCARE), Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahasarakham University, Kantharawichai, Maha Sarakham, 44150 Thailand.This study aims to assess the carbon storage capability of dominant vegetative land covers in Thailand by estimating biomass, biomass carbon and soil carbon stocks. Above-ground biomass was estimated from allometric equation or actual raw yield. Soil organic carbon was analyzed according to the Chromic acid titration method. Results show that above-ground biomass carbon for irrigated rice, sugarcane, mature Para rubber, degraded rain forest and mixed deciduous forest were 0.8- 1.3, 11.1, 91.5, 56.6 and 60.5 tonne C ha-1, respectively; whereas topsoil carbon at 0-30 cm were 14.9-21.3, 11.3-13.8, 34.2, 54.6 and 77.7-136.9 tonne C ha-1, respectively. Additional studies on the roles of leaf litters involving soil carbon and effects of agricultural practices on carbon storage capability should be considered. Furthermore, advantages of bio-fuel over the lost organic carbon in agricultural systems and decline in crop yield could be also taken into account.http://rdo.psu.ac.th/sjstweb/journal/39-6/39-6-1.pdfbiomass carbonsoil carboncarbon stockagro-ecosystem |
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Soil and biomass carbon stocks in forest and agricultural lands in tropical climates |
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Soil and biomass carbon stocks in forest and agricultural lands in tropical climates |
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Soil and biomass carbon stocks in forest and agricultural lands in tropical climates |
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Soil and biomass carbon stocks in forest and agricultural lands in tropical climates |
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Soil and biomass carbon stocks in forest and agricultural lands in tropical climates |
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soil and biomass carbon stocks in forest and agricultural lands in tropical climates |
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Prince of Songkla University |
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Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST) |
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This study aims to assess the carbon storage capability of dominant vegetative land covers in Thailand by estimating
biomass, biomass carbon and soil carbon stocks. Above-ground biomass was estimated from allometric equation or actual
raw yield. Soil organic carbon was analyzed according to the Chromic acid titration method. Results show that above-ground
biomass carbon for irrigated rice, sugarcane, mature Para rubber, degraded rain forest and mixed deciduous forest were 0.8-
1.3, 11.1, 91.5, 56.6 and 60.5 tonne C ha-1, respectively; whereas topsoil carbon at 0-30 cm were 14.9-21.3, 11.3-13.8, 34.2, 54.6
and 77.7-136.9 tonne C ha-1, respectively. Additional studies on the roles of leaf litters involving soil carbon and effects of
agricultural practices on carbon storage capability should be considered. Furthermore, advantages of bio-fuel over the lost
organic carbon in agricultural systems and decline in crop yield could be also taken into account. |
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biomass carbon soil carbon carbon stock agro-ecosystem |
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