Aboveground biomass increment and stand dynamics in tropical evergreen broadleaved forest
05.12.2019 -
Aboveground biomass increment and stand dynamics in tropical evergreen broadleaved forest
Tran Van Do, Phung Dinh Trung, Mamoru Yamamoto, Osamu Kozan, Nguyen Toan Thang, Dang Van Thuyet, Hoang Van Thang, Nguyen Thi Thu Phuong, Ninh Viet Khuong & Ngo Van Cam
ABSTRACT
Forest ecosystems can modify the atmospheric CO2 through biomass accumulation mostly in tree stems with diameter at breast height (DBH) ≥ 10 cm. Aboveground biomass increment (ΔAGB), and changes in stand AGB, no. stems and basal area (BA) were calculated from mortality, recruitment, and growth data of tree stems in tropical evergreen broadleaved forest, Central Highland Vietnam. Data were derived from ten 1-ha permanent plots established in 2004, where all stems with DBH ≥ 10 cm were tagged, identified to species, and measured for DBH in 2004 and 2012. In an 8-year duration, the increment was 53 ± 10 stems ha–1, 7.8 ± 0.3 m2 ha–1 for BA and 86.0 ± 4.6 Mg ha–1 for AGB. The stem mortality rate was 0.9% year–1 and the stem recruitment rate was 2.2% year–1. Annual ΔAGB was 10.8 Mg ha–1 year–1, equaling to 5.4 Mg C ha–1 year–1. Of which, tree stems of 35–80 cm DBH classes accounted for 65%. The results indicated that the forest is in stage of carbon sequestration. Any disturbances causing death of 35–80 cm DBH tree stems will much reduce carbon sequestration capacity and it will take a long time for AGB to return to pre-disturbance stage.
Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 2017, 1-14 DOI 10.1080/10549811.2017.1375959