Variation in above and below ground carbon storage in a Eucalyptus grandis plantation established in a grassland witha chronosequence of age

Plantation forests are one of the major carbon sinks. However, knowledge is scarce regarding the short- and long-term carbon sequestration potentials of plantation forests grown in tropical grasslands. Therefore, the changes in aboveground carbon stocks (AGC) and soil carbon stocks in a chronosequen...

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Published in:Tropical ecology 2023-12, Vol.64 (4), p.601
Main Authors: M, M S N, Perera, G A D, Kulasooriya, S A, Ratnayake, R R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Agriculture
Carbon
Carbon sequestration
Carbon sinks
Ecosystems
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus grandis
Forests
Grasslands
Land use
Plantations
Soils
Tropical environments
Understory
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Summary:Plantation forests are one of the major carbon sinks. However, knowledge is scarce regarding the short- and long-term carbon sequestration potentials of plantation forests grown in tropical grasslands. Therefore, the changes in aboveground carbon stocks (AGC) and soil carbon stocks in a chronosequence of Eucalyptus grandis plantations (4, 10, 19, and 27 years) established on grasslands in mid-elevational areas of Sri Lanka were studied in the present study. An adjacent grassland was studied as the control. Carbon stock of understory significantly decreased with stand age (p=0.000) while carbon stock of litter layer significantly increased with stand age (p=0.001). Total AGC stocks and soil carbon stocks in E. grandis plantation forests were significantly higher than that of the grassland (p
ISSN:0564-3295
DOI:10.1007/s42965-022-00286-2