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CARBON IN FOREST SPECIES OF THE ATLANTIC FOREST AS AN INDICATOR OF STOCKS AND QUALITY.

Authors :
Fortes da Silva, Ane Cristine
José Freire, Fernando
Alves Borges, César Henrique
Guaraná Araujo, Emmanoella Costa
da Cunha Neto, Ernandes Macedo
Roberto Sanquetta, Carlos
Source :
Floresta. jul2021, Vol. 51 Issue 3, p630-638. 9p.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

The objective is to quantify the carbon content (C) of the reservoirs of plant biomass of different species in a fragment of the Atlantic Forest in Northeast Brazil. Ten species of high absolute density were selected. We sampled biomass from the leaf and wood compartments of each species to determine the C content. There was a difference in leaf C levels between species. The C content in leaves of species varied between 451.4 and 456.7 g kg-1 . The C content of the wood of species varied between 451.7 and 456.8 g kg-1 . The group formed by the families Burseraceae, Moraceae, and Sapotaceae showed higher average levels of C in leaves. The Burseraceae family had the highest average C content in the species' wood. The use of a pre-established carbon content (500 g kg-1 ) may generate inconsistent estimates higher than the real values for the species and families in an Atlantic Forest environment. We suggest that C stock estimates use specific levels for species and/or families, contributing to a more realistic estimate of C storage patterns in the shoot biomass of Atlantic Forest species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00153826
Volume :
51
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Floresta
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
151617502
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5380/rf.v51i3.71644