Root biomass and carbon in a tropical evergreen forest of Mexico: changes with secondary succession and forest conversion to pasture

2003 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Víctor J. Jaramillo ◽  
Raúl Ahedo-Hernández ◽  
J. Boone Kauffman
Keyword(s):  
Root Biomass ◽  
Soil Depth ◽  
Evergreen Forest ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Forest Conversion ◽  
Total Biomass ◽  
Secondary Forests ◽  
C Pools ◽  
Tropical Evergreen Forest ◽  
Primary Forests

Conversion of tropical evergreen forests to crops or pastures results in significant depletions of terrestrial carbon (C) pools. Root biomass and root C pools were quantified in tropical evergreen primary forest, and in secondary forests and pastures of different ages, in the Los Tuxtlas Region, Veracruz, Mexico. Total root biomass to 1-m depth ranged from 19 to 27 Mg ha-1 in primary forest, from 5.5 to 22.5 Mg ha-1 in secondary forests (8-, 20- and 30-y-old), and from 3.1 to 5.4 Mg ha-1 in pastures (12-, 20- and 28-y-old). Large roots (> 20 mm in diameter) were largely absent below 40 cm depth in secondary forests and pastures. Roots in the 0–40 cm soil depth represented 60–76% of the total root biomass in primary forest, 77–93% in secondary forests, and 89–96% in pastures. Root biomass comprised 4.7–6.2% of the total biomass in primary forests and between 6.8–8.5% in secondary forests. These low values, the relatively high concentration of roots in the top 40 cm of soil, and the shallow depth at which large roots occurred in secondary forests suggest forest susceptibility to natural disturbances. Root C pools ranged from 7.9 to 11.6 Mg ha-1 in primary forests, from 2.1 to 9.6 Mg ha-1 in secondary forests and from 1.0 to 1.9 Mg ha-1 in pastures. The estimated total ecosystem C pool in primary forest was 415 Mg ha-1, it ranged from 187-246 Mg ha-1 in secondary forests, and was 179 Mg ha-1 in pastures. Tropical forest conversion to pasture decreased the root C pool by nearly 80% and represented a 94% loss of C in ecosystem biomass. Absolute losses of root C were nevertheless small when compared with the above-ground C loss. Carbon distribution among ecosystem biomass components is key to adequately understanding the consequences of land-use/cover change on C dynamics in tropical regions.

scholarly journals ANALISIS KANDUNGAN BIOMASSA DAN KARBON TERSIMPAN (Carbon Stock) PADA PSP (Plot Sampling Parmanent) HUTAN NEGERI SOYA KOTA AMBON.

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yulianus D Komul ◽  
Gun Mardiatmoko ◽  
Rohny S. Maail
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Stock ◽  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Forest Biomass ◽  
Carbon Stocks ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Total Biomass ◽  
Secondary Forests ◽  
Plot Sampling ◽  
Primary Forests ◽  
Sampling Plot

Carbon stocks while amount of carbon stored on vegetation, other biomass and soil. Effort to reduce greenhouse gas concentrations at atmosphere (emissions) ito reduce CO2 into air. Amount of CO2 on air must be controlled by increasing of CO2 by plants as much as possible and reducing release of emissions as low as possible. Carbon stored reserves should be measured as attempt to carbon stocks in forest to decrease carbon emissions and adverse effects. Research do in September 2015 at parmanent sampling plot on 2012 at Soya included Mount Sirimau . Method of biomass and carbon stocks on Measurement and Calculation of Carbon Stock overall primary forests and secondary forests consist of 409. Total biomass content for For strata of primary forest biomass is 510 with 3590 tons / ha - 786.6950 tons / ha with average content of biomass at 640.4733 tons/ ha. .At secondary forest is 210.1608 tons / ha to 436.6976 tons / ha with 289.4509 tons / ha. Carbon-stored at primary forest is 239.9190 tons / ha to 369.0228 tons / ha with 301.1112 tons / ha. On secondary forest amount of carbon stored is 88.9805 tons / ha to 139.7868 tons / ha and 110.1785 tons / ha.

Carbon Storage and Land-use in Extractive Reserves, Acre, Brazil

1992 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Foster Brown ◽  
Daniel C. Nepstad ◽  
Ivan de O. Pires ◽  
Leda M. Luz ◽  
Andréa S. Alechandre
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Carbon Storage ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Forest Biomass ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Forest Conversion ◽  
Total Biomass ◽  
Rubber Tappers ◽  
Extractive Reserves

Large-scale forest conversion in Brazil, primarily to cattle pasture, contributes significantly to the global anthropogenic emission of CO2 into the atmosphere. An alternative land-use, namely extractive reserves for forest residents, may serve as one means of using Amazonian forests sustainably and of maintaining carbon in living matter rather than adding it to that in the atmosphere.In the Seringal (former rubber estate) Porongaba (6,800 ha) of the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve, Acre, Brazil, primary forest still covers more than 90% of the area. Total biomass in primary forest is estimated at 426 tons per ha, equivalent to 213 t C per ha. Rubber tappers effectively maintain about 60,000 tons of carbon per household (family unit) in forest biomass and thus out of the atmosphere. Deforestation of primary forest was less than 0.6% per yr — much less than rates of natural disturbances for other neotropical forests.Slash-and-burn agriculture in the Seringal Porongaba releases carbon at a gross rate of some 200 t C per yr per household. Net releases are much less, as regrowth forests absorb carbon at rates of about 9 t C per ha per yr. The net areal flux of carbon to the atmosphere from land-use in Seringal is much less than one ton of carbon per ha per yr, which is equivalent to less than 0.3% per yr of the carbon stock in forest biomass. If Seringal Porongaba is typical of the three million hectares in extractive reserves in Brazilian Amazonia, then these reserves are calculated to retain 0.6 Gigatons of carbon in the terrestrial biota.Adverse changes in income patterns for rubber tappers could lead to abandonment of extractive reserves or increased deforestation within them. Diversification and improvement of income from non-timber forest products are needed to maintain rubber tappers in extractive reserves. Most beneficiaries of carbon storage in these and other reserves live outside Brazil; devising means of recompensation for these benefits is a challenge for the global society.

Ecosystem structure in the Brazilian Cerrado: a vegetation gradient of aboveground biomass, root mass and consumption by fire

1998 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELMAR ANDRADE DE CASTRO ◽  
J. BOONE KAUFFMAN
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Aboveground Biomass ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Evergreen Forest ◽  
Total Biomass ◽  
Ecosystem Structure ◽  
Brazilian Cerrado ◽  
Tropical Evergreen Forest ◽  
Vegetation Gradient

Conversion to permanent agriculture is rapidly occurring over vast areas of the 1.8 million km2; Brazilian Cerrado; a region that is naturally a mosaic of grasslands, savannas and evergreen tropical woodlands. Yet, few studies have quantified total biomass of plant communities in this ecosystem, particularly the belowground component; a C pool of potential global significance. Total biomass (aboveground and belowground), and the quantity of biomass consumed by fires were measured in four plant communities comprising a vegetation gradient from pure grassland (campo limpo) to a woodland with a closed canopy of tall shrubs and scattered trees (cerrado denso) near Brasilia, DF, Brazil. Total aboveground biomass (TAGB) increased along this gradient from 5.5 Mg ha-1 in campo limpo to 29.4 Mg ha-1 in cerrado denso. Vegetation structure varied among communities; trees were nonexistent in campo limpo, but were at a density of 1000 ha-1 and a biomass of 12.9 Mg ha-1 in cerrado denso. Fires consumed 92 and 84% of the TAGB in campo limpo (pure grassland) and campo sujo (savanna), respectively. In cerrado aberto and cerrado denso, trees and tall shrubs were little affected by fire. Combustion factors of the TAGB in these communities was 54 and 33%, respectively. The total biomass consumed by fire ranged from 5.0 Mg ha-1 in campo limpo to 13.5 Mg ha-1 in cerrado aberto. Compared to other widespread Brazilian ecosystems (tropical dry forest and evergreen forest), the Cerrado has a lower aboveground biomass. The TAGB of cerrado denso is > 9% of that of Amazonian tropical evergreen forest. The total quantity of biomass consumed by fire, and hence emissions to the atmosphere is lower in intact Cerrado communities compared to fires in slashed tropical forest.

scholarly journals Stock de carbone dans les gros débris ligneux végétaux : cas des forêts tropicales pluvieuses de la Likouala, République du Congo

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 384
Author(s):  
Suspense Averti Ifo ◽  
Mackline Mbemba ◽  
Félix Koubouana ◽  
Stoffenne Binsangou
Keyword(s):  
Coarse Woody Debris ◽  
Woody Debris ◽  
Carbon Stocks ◽  
Congo Basin ◽  
Large Woody Debris ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Secondary Forests ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Primary Forests ◽  
Experimental Plots

In order to improve the knowledge of the functioning of tropical rainfall forests in the Congo basin ,a study on the quantification of the stocks of carbon in coarse woody debris was done in Likouala’s area, in Republic of Congo. To achieve this goal,14 squares plots of 50mx50m had installed on the whole study area, including ten plots in primary forest and four in secondary forests. The method used was to make an inventory of woody debris lying on the ground or Log and snags in the different study plots. There sults of this study revealed average stocks of 603.45kg MS.ha -1 in primary forests, 468.64 kg MS.ha-1 in secondaryforestsand392.68 kgMS.ha- 1 in agroforestry, with no significant differences between stocks in primary forests and secondary forests (P = 0.05). In addition this study revealed that carbon stocks varied from one locality to another in all the study area, as well as between the experimental plots (p = 0.005). This study helps to understand that the Chablis played a key role in the production of large woody debris.

scholarly journals KEANEKARAGAMAN DAN KEMERATAAN BURUNG PADA BERBAGAI TIPE HABITAT DI DESA ARTAIN KECAMATAN ARANIO KABUPATEN BANJAR KALIMANTAN SELATAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 405
Author(s):  
Basuki Rahman ◽  
Abdi Fithria ◽  
Basir Achmad ◽  
Danang Biyatmoko
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Habitat Type ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Observation Point ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Secondary Forests ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Village ◽  
Primary Forests ◽  
Forest Habitats

Artain is a village located opposite the Riam Kanan reservoir in Aranio District, Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan Province. There are various types of habitat in the Village, from the edge of a reservoir to primary forest which is thought to be home to various birds species, which over time has the potential to degrade or change due to human activity which then reduces its quality and function as habitat for many birds species. It is necessary to research the diversity and evenness of birds in each habitat type in Artain, so that the existence of various bird species can be known. The research was conducted from May to June 2020, the method used in the study was the cruising circumference point, which is determining the observation point and its radius and then making observations by exploring the observation path continue. The results showed that there were 9 types of bird's habitat in Artain, they are Settlements, Periphery Reservoirs, Shrubs, Mixed Gardens, Rubber Gardens, Reeds, Fields, Secondary Forests, and Primary Forests. The lowest diversity value (H' = 1.25) was identified in field habitats and the highest (H' = 3.17) in scrub habitats, meaning that the level of diversity in all habitats was classified as moderate. The lowest evenness value in secondary forest habitats (E = 0.80) and the highest is mixed garden habitats and rubber gardens (E = 0.97), which means that evenness in each habitat is in the high category.

scholarly journals Negative Effects of Logging on Bird Dispersed Plants in Northern Papuan Lowland Forest, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 194008292110311
Author(s):  
Margaretha Pangau-Adam ◽  
Jolanta Slowik ◽  
Jan-Niklas Trei ◽  
Matthias Waltert
Keyword(s):  
Forest Disturbance ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Large Animal ◽  
Secondary Forests ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Lowland Forest ◽  
Frugivorous Birds ◽  
Logged Forest ◽  
Primary Forests ◽  
Habitat Parameters

Many plants in New Guinean rainforest have relatively larger fruits than those in other tropical forests and may depend on large animal dispersers, but little is known about the impacts of forest disturbance, especially logging, on the species composition and abundance of these trees. In order to provide a baseline for the understanding of their vulnerability, we counted fruiting plants and measured habitat parameters in primary and human-altered habitats in the little studied lowland forest of northern Papua, Indonesia. During the surveys coinciding with peak fruit season, eighty-nine species were recorded in fruit, with 71 species in 24 families known to be consumed by birds, and most of them (97%) were trees. The diversity of bird-consumed fruiting plants differed among the habitat types and was highest in undisturbed primary forest and hunted primary forest. Secondary forests still had a high number of species and individuals but were dominated by light demanding plants and a low number of uniquely found species. Logged forest and agricultural habitats showed only a low abundance of bird-consumed fruiting plants, being about 2-3 times lower than in primary forests. Plants with large sized fruits (diam. > 20 mm) were mainly found in primary forests, confirming their importance for maintaining interactions between large frugivorous birds and plants that are of relevance for forest regeneration.

scholarly journals Pemanfaatan Strata Hutan oleh Tikus Ekor Putih (Maxomys hellwaldii) di Gunung Klabat Kabupaten Minahasa Utara, Sulawesi Utara (Utilization of Forest Strates by White Equipment Rats (Maxomys hellwaldii) in Klabat Mountain North Minahasa Distric, North Sulawesi)

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Baren Rumanasen ◽  
Saroyo Saroyo ◽  
Pience Maabuat
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Secondary Forests ◽  
International Union ◽  
Transect Line ◽  
North Sulawesi ◽  
Primary Forests ◽  
Made In

Pemanfaatan Strata Hutan oleh Tikus Ekor Putih (Maxomys hellwaldii) di Gunung Klabat Kabupaten Minahasa Utara, Sulawesi Utara(Utilization of  Forest Strates by White Equipment Rats (Maxomys hellwaldii) in Klabat Mountain North Minahasa Distric, North Sulawesi) Baren Anggyon Rumanasen1)*, Saroyo1), Pience Maabuat1)1)Program Studi Biologi FMIPA Universitas Sam Ratulangi, Manado 95115*Email korespondensi: [email protected] Diterima  15 Januari 2019, diterima untuk publikasi 28 Februari 2019 Abstrak Tikus ekor putih (Maxomys hellwaldii) adalah hewan endemik Sulawesi, yang oleh IUCN status konservasinya masih kurang diperhatikan. Ancaman utama tikus ekor putih adalah perburuan untuk dijual.  Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis pemanfaatan strata hutan oleh tikus ekor putih (Maxomys hellwaldii) di Gunung Klabat Kabupaten Minahasa Utara, Provinsi Sulawesi Utara. Pengamatan menggunakan metode garis transek, dua garis transek dibuat masing-masing pada hutan primer dan hutan sekunder, panjang garis transek masing-masing 2 km dengan lebar 20 m. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan di hutan primer tikus ekor putih memanfaatkan stratum B sebesar 7,59%, dan stratum C 92,40%. Pada hutan sekunder tikus ekor putih memanfaatkan stratum C sebesar 100%. Aktivitas yang dilakukan tikus ekor putih pada hutan primer, mencari makan sebesar 56,96%, aktivitas berpindah sebesar 30,37%, aktivitas makan sebesar 5,06%, dan aktivitas istirahat sebesar 7,59%. Pada hutan sekunder, sebesar 15,06%, aktivitas makan (2,73%),dan aktivitas istirahat sebesar 27,39%.Kata kunci: tikus ekor putih, aktivitas, strata hutan, Gunung Klabat Abstract White-tailed mice (Maxomys hellwaldii) are endemic to Sulawesi, which by the IUCN (The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) still lacks attention to conservation status. The main threat to white-tailed mice is hunting for sale. The study used the transect line method, two transect lines were made in primary forest and two transect lines were made in secondary forest, the length of the transect line was 2 km in width and 20 m in width. The results showed that in primary forest white-tailed mice made use of stratum B of (7.59%), and stratum C was (92.40%). Whereas in the secondary forest white tail rats only use the C stratum, which is equal to 100%. Activities carried out by white-tailed rats were in primary forests, foraging for (56.96%), moving activities by (30.37%), eating activities by (5.06%), and resting activities at (7.59 %). In secondary forests, white-tailed mice looked for food (54.79%), shifting activity (15.06%), eating activities (2.73%), and resting activities (27.39%).Keywords: white-tailed mice, activity, forest strates, Klabat Mountain

scholarly journals Distribution of sandflies (Diptera: Phlebotominae) in forest remnants and adjacent matrix habitats in Brazilian Amazonia

2003 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 401-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. S. De Luca ◽  
H. L. Vasconselos ◽  
T. V. Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Secondary Forests ◽  
Forest Edges ◽  
Brazilian Amazonia ◽  
Forest Remnants ◽  
Matrix Habitats ◽  
Lower Population ◽  
Primary Forests

We studied the distribution of sandflies (Diptera: Phlebotominae) - insect vectors of several diseases, including leishmaniasis - at the interface between primary forest and cattle pasture and between primary forest and secondary forest (< 15 yr old) in Southern Brazilian Amazonia. Sandflies were collected by using a combination of light traps and traps having vertebrates as baits. Strong differences in abundance and species richness were found between primary forests and pastures. Very few sandfly species were found in the pastures, and those that were found generally occurred at lower densities when compared to the adjacent forest. At least one species (Lutzomyia lainsoni), however, can become extremely abundant in pastures, possibly depending on the presence of cattle and water bodies. Differences between primary forests and secondary forests were not so strong, although the latter usually had fewer species and lower population abundances. No species were exclusively found in pastures or secondary forests; the species present in these two habitats were a subset of those found in primary forests. The distance to the edge did not affect the abundance, richness and composition of sandfly species in primary forests. The abundance and richness of sandflies, however, was greater in forest edges facing pastures than those facing secondary forests. This pattern could not be explained by an influx of species and individuals from the adjacent pasture, suggesting the existence of in situ differences between the different types of forest edges studied.

Bird assemblages in secondary forests developing after slash-and-burn agriculture in the Brazilian Amazon

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sérgio Henrique Borges
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Secondary Growth ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Secondary Forests ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Bird Assemblages ◽  
Primary Forests

Although indigenous farmers and other traditional peoples have disturbed Amazonian forests for centuries, few studies investigate the effects of these disturbances on biodiversity. This short-term study investigates how bird assemblages are affected by agricultural practices adopted by the residents of a national park in the Brazilian Amazon. Twelve sites in secondary forest (four sites in three age categories) and 12 sites in primary forest were selected for bird sampling. Audio-visual censuses of birds were conducted in small plots (1 ha) of young secondary growth (4–5 y), middle-aged (7–15 y), and old (20–35 y) secondary forests. Each site in secondary forest had a corresponding control site in adjacent primary forest. Young secondary growth had fewer species than old secondary and primary forests. Bird species richness was similar in middle-aged, old secondary and primary forests. Bird communities of young secondary habitat were dominated by species normally found in open habitats, such as agricultural fields and igapó flooded forests. The bird species composition of young secondary growth was more similar to that of middle-aged forest, which in turn was more similar to that of old secondary forests. Bird species composition differed between young secondary growth and old secondary forests and primary forests and between middle-aged secondary and primary forests. Nectarivore/insectivores and frugivore/insectivores of monospecific flocks are significantly associated with secondary forests, especially in initial stages of forest regeneration. In contrast, specialized insectivorous birds that join mixed-flocks show a significant association with primary forest.

Comparison of root and mycorrhizal characteristics in primary and secondary rainforest on a metamorphic soil in North Queensland, Australia

1996 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 871-885 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Hopkins ◽  
Paul Reddell ◽  
Robert K. Hewett ◽  
Andrew W. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Root Length ◽  
Root Biomass ◽  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Specific Root Length ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizas ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Secondary Forests ◽  
Mycorrhizal Associations ◽  
Forest Sites

ABSTRACTRoot biomass, root lengths, and mycorrhizal associations were compared in a series of primary and Acacia-dominated secondary rainforest stands on nutrient-poor, red podzolic soils developed from low grade Palaeozoic metasediments. Five soil cores to 200 mm depth were collected at random locations from each of 20 sites. Ten of these sites were in 20–25 m high closed secondary forest (30–40 y old) dominated by Acacia aulacocarpa and ten sites were located in primary, selectively-logged, rainforest (28–32 m tall). Arbuscular mycorrhizas were the only form of association found in the primary forest sites. Ectomycorrhizas dominated the secondary forest sites although arbuscular mycorrhizas were also present. The primary forest sites had significantly higher root biomass (34.4 ± 17.8 t ha-1) and root length (33,400 ± 3,200 km ha-1) than the secondary forests (11.6 ± 4.6 t ha-1 and 25,200 ± 4,800 km ha-1 respectively), and this was interpreted as a reflection of the greater allocation of biomass to roots necessary to support the greater above ground biomass. The specific root length in the secondary forest (340 ± 119 cm g-1) was twice that of the primary forest (154 ± 65 cm g-1) indicating that the trees in the secondary forests achieved a degree of soil exploration which was comparable to that in the primary forest with less than half the biomass allocation to roots. The dominance of ectomycorrhizas in the secondary forest was associated with the prevalence of Acacia aulacocarpa, and the results cannot be extended to other secondary forests in the region. The implications that the dominant ectomycorrhizal associations have for the patterns of successional development and the patterns of species colonization in these Acaria-dominated secondary forests are discussed.

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