Ecosystem Carbon Storage and Partitioning in Chato Afromontane Forest: Its Climate Change Mitigation and Economic Potential

Author: Birhanu Iticha

ijeab doi crossref DOI: 10.22161/ijeab/2.4.41

Keyword: Chato forest, Afromontane forest, carbon storage, carbon sequestration rate, climate change, carbon credit.

Abstract: Forests trap carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, store in the form of carbon (C) and regulate climate change. In this study, C storage and climate change mitigation potential of Chato Afromontane forest was assessed from measurement of the major pools including the aboveground biomass, belowground biomass, dead tree biomass, plant litter and soil organic carbon (SOC). The result showed that biomass accumulation was comparatively larger for natural forest than plantations due to maturity, intactness and species diversity. The total C storage capacity of the forest ranged from 107.12 Mg ha-1 for acacia plantation to 453.21 Mg ha-1 for the intact natural forest. The mean C storage capacity by major pools ranged from 1.36 Mg ha-1 for the dead tree C to 157.95 Mg ha-1 for the aboveground C pool. The forest ecosystem accumulated a total of nearly 6371.30 Gg C in the vegetation plus soil to a depth of 60 cm. Conservation of the sacred forest will have an imperative implication to net positive C addition and regulation of climate change.

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Birhanu Iticha et al."Ecosystem Carbon Storage and Partitioning in Chato Afromontane Forest: Its Climate Change Mitigation and Economic Potential". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878),vol 2, no. 4, 2017, pp.1785-1794 AI Publications doi:10.22161/ijeab/2.4.41

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Birhanu Iticha, P.(2017).Ecosystem Carbon Storage and Partitioning in Chato Afromontane Forest: Its Climate Change Mitigation and Economic Potential. International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).2(4), 1785-1794.10.22161/ijeab/2.4.41

Chicago

Birhanu Iticha, P.(2017).Ecosystem Carbon Storage and Partitioning in Chato Afromontane Forest: Its Climate Change Mitigation and Economic Potential. International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).2(4), pp.1785-1794.

Harvard

Birhanu Iticha. 2017."Ecosystem Carbon Storage and Partitioning in Chato Afromontane Forest: Its Climate Change Mitigation and Economic Potential". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).2(4):1785-1794.Doi:10.22161/ijeab/2.4.41

IEEE

Birhanu Iticha."Ecosystem Carbon Storage and Partitioning in Chato Afromontane Forest: Its Climate Change Mitigation and Economic Potential", International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology,vol.2,no. 4, pp.1785-1794,2017.

Bibtex

@article { birhanuiticha2017ecosystem,
title={Ecosystem Carbon Storage and Partitioning in Chato Afromontane Forest: Its Climate Change Mitigation and Economic Potential},
author={Birhanu Iticha , R},
journal={International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology},
volume={2},
year= {2017} ,
}