Impacts of pine plantations on carbon stocks of páramo sites in southern Ecuador

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العنوان:	Impacts of pine plantations on carbon stocks of páramo sites in southern Ecuador
المؤلفون:	Carlos Quiroz Dahik, Patricio Crespo, Bernd Stimm, Reinhard Mosandl, Jorge Cueva, Patrick Hildebrandt, Michael Weber
المصدر:	Carbon Balance and Management, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2021)
بيانات النشر:	BMC, 2021.
سنة النشر:	2021
المجموعة:	LCC:Environmental sciences
مصطلحات موضوعية:	Carbon sequestration, Land use change, Carbon pools, Aboveground biomass, Belowground biomass, Soil organic carbon, Environmental sciences, GE1-350
الوصف:	Abstract Background Since the 1990’s, afforestation programs in the páramo have been implemented to offset carbon emissions through carbon sequestration, mainly using pine plantations. However, several studies have indicated that after the establishment of pine plantations in grasslands, there is an alteration of carbon pools including a decrease of the soil organic carbon (SOC) pool. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of the establishment of pine plantations on the carbon stocks in different altitudes of the páramo ecosystem of South Ecuador. Results At seven locations within an elevational gradient from 2780 to 3760 m a.s.l., we measured and compared carbon stocks of three types of land use: natural grassland, grazed páramo, and Pinus patula Schlltdl. & Cham. plantation sites. For a more accurate estimation of pine tree carbon, we developed our own allometric equations. There were significant (p
نوع الوثيقة:	article
وصف الملف:	electronic resource
اللغة:	English
تدمد:	1750-0680 76949044
Relation:	https://doaj.org/toc/1750-0680
DOI:	10.1186/s13021-021-00168-5
URL الوصول:	https://doaj.org/article/9c9da76949044d4484cd2c76d88199f8
رقم الانضمام:	edsdoj.9c9da76949044d4484cd2c76d88199f8
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تدمد:	17500680 76949044
DOI:	10.1186/s13021-021-00168-5