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Biomass, carbon stock and sequestration potential of Oxytenanthera abyssinica forests in Lower Beles River Basin, Northwestern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Given the large bamboo resource base with considerable potential to act as an important carbon sink, Ethiopia has included bamboo in the national Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation and enhancing forest carbon stocks (REDD+) and Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM)...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8447768/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34533640 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13021-021-00192-5 |
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author | Abebe, Shiferaw Minale, Amare Sewnet Teketay, Demel Jayaraman, Durai Long, Trinh Thang |
author_facet | Abebe, Shiferaw Minale, Amare Sewnet Teketay, Demel Jayaraman, Durai Long, Trinh Thang |
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description | BACKGROUND: Given the large bamboo resource base with considerable potential to act as an important carbon sink, Ethiopia has included bamboo in the national Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation and enhancing forest carbon stocks (REDD+) and Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) programs. However, little is known about the carbon stock and sequestration potential of bamboo forests. As a result, this research was conducted to quantify the carbon sequestration and storage capacity of Oxytenanthera abyssinica forests in the Lower Beles River Basin, northwestern Ethiopia. To this end, a total of 54 circular plots, each measuring 100 m(2) with a radius of 5.64 m, were established to conduct the inventory in Assitsa and Eddida bamboo forests, the typical bamboo sites in Lower Beles River Basin. Biomass accumulation of bamboo was estimated using an allometric equation based on diameter at breast height (DBH) and age. Soil samples were taken from two different soil depths (0–15 and 15–30 cm) to determine soil organic carbon. RESULTS: Results indicate that the mean biomass of the bamboo forests in the study area accounted for about 177.1 [Formula: see text] 3.1 Mg ha(−1). The mean biomass carbon and soil organic carbon stock of the bamboo forests were 83.2 [Formula: see text] 1.5 Mg C ha(−1) and 70 [Formula: see text] 1.7 Mg C ha(−1), respectively. Therefore, the mean carbon stock of the O. abyssinica bamboo forests was 152.5 [Formula: see text] 2.5 Mg C ha(−1) to 559.8 [Formula: see text] 9.0 ton CO(2) ha(−1). CONCLUSION: This study highlights the importance of assessing bamboo’s carbon stock and sequestration potential for enhancing its role in climate change mitigation and sustainable resource management. The O. abyssinica bamboo forests of the study area have significant carbon stock and sequestration potential. Therefore, sustainable management of these crucial vegetation resources will enhance their role in providing ecosystem services, including climate change mitigation. |
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spelling | pubmed-84477682021-09-20 Biomass, carbon stock and sequestration potential of Oxytenanthera abyssinica forests in Lower Beles River Basin, Northwestern Ethiopia Abebe, Shiferaw Minale, Amare Sewnet Teketay, Demel Jayaraman, Durai Long, Trinh Thang Carbon Balance Manag Research BACKGROUND: Given the large bamboo resource base with considerable potential to act as an important carbon sink, Ethiopia has included bamboo in the national Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation and enhancing forest carbon stocks (REDD+) and Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) programs. However, little is known about the carbon stock and sequestration potential of bamboo forests. As a result, this research was conducted to quantify the carbon sequestration and storage capacity of Oxytenanthera abyssinica forests in the Lower Beles River Basin, northwestern Ethiopia. To this end, a total of 54 circular plots, each measuring 100 m(2) with a radius of 5.64 m, were established to conduct the inventory in Assitsa and Eddida bamboo forests, the typical bamboo sites in Lower Beles River Basin. Biomass accumulation of bamboo was estimated using an allometric equation based on diameter at breast height (DBH) and age. Soil samples were taken from two different soil depths (0–15 and 15–30 cm) to determine soil organic carbon. RESULTS: Results indicate that the mean biomass of the bamboo forests in the study area accounted for about 177.1 [Formula: see text] 3.1 Mg ha(−1). The mean biomass carbon and soil organic carbon stock of the bamboo forests were 83.2 [Formula: see text] 1.5 Mg C ha(−1) and 70 [Formula: see text] 1.7 Mg C ha(−1), respectively. Therefore, the mean carbon stock of the O. abyssinica bamboo forests was 152.5 [Formula: see text] 2.5 Mg C ha(−1) to 559.8 [Formula: see text] 9.0 ton CO(2) ha(−1). CONCLUSION: This study highlights the importance of assessing bamboo’s carbon stock and sequestration potential for enhancing its role in climate change mitigation and sustainable resource management. The O. abyssinica bamboo forests of the study area have significant carbon stock and sequestration potential. Therefore, sustainable management of these crucial vegetation resources will enhance their role in providing ecosystem services, including climate change mitigation. Springer International Publishing 2021-09-17 /pmc/articles/PMC8447768/ /pubmed/34533640 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13021-021-00192-5 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) ) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. |
spellingShingle | Research Abebe, Shiferaw Minale, Amare Sewnet Teketay, Demel Jayaraman, Durai Long, Trinh Thang Biomass, carbon stock and sequestration potential of Oxytenanthera abyssinica forests in Lower Beles River Basin, Northwestern Ethiopia |
title | Biomass, carbon stock and sequestration potential of Oxytenanthera abyssinica forests in Lower Beles River Basin, Northwestern Ethiopia |
title_full | Biomass, carbon stock and sequestration potential of Oxytenanthera abyssinica forests in Lower Beles River Basin, Northwestern Ethiopia |
title_fullStr | Biomass, carbon stock and sequestration potential of Oxytenanthera abyssinica forests in Lower Beles River Basin, Northwestern Ethiopia |
title_full_unstemmed | Biomass, carbon stock and sequestration potential of Oxytenanthera abyssinica forests in Lower Beles River Basin, Northwestern Ethiopia |
title_short | Biomass, carbon stock and sequestration potential of Oxytenanthera abyssinica forests in Lower Beles River Basin, Northwestern Ethiopia |
title_sort | biomass, carbon stock and sequestration potential of oxytenanthera abyssinica forests in lower beles river basin, northwestern ethiopia |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8447768/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34533640 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13021-021-00192-5 |
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