Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science (한국산림과학회지)

Korean Society of Forest Science (한국산림과학회)
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Carbon Sequestration of Teak (Tectona grandis Linn. f.) Plantations in the Bago Yoma Region of Myanmar

  • Oo, Thaung Naing (Silviculture and Restoration Ecology Laboratory, Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Don Koo (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University) ;
  • Combalicer, Marilyn (Silviculture and Restoration Ecology Laboratory, Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University)
  • Received : 2007.09.19
  • Accepted : 2007.10.18
  • Published : 2007.10.31
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Abstract

Forest plantations become important strategy not merely for the financial aspect, but for carbon sequestration and ecosystem stability. Forest plantations increase the density of the forest biomass, which reduce the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide. Biomass density is also a useful variable for comparing structural and functional attributes of forest ecosystems across a wide range of environmental conditions. In this study, carbon sequestration of teak (Tectona grandis Linn. f.) in the individual tree and plantation levels estimation was carried out Site-specific allometric equation for the estimation of teak tree biomass was developed based on the direct measurement of fifteen (15) harvested trees in the Oak-twin Township of the Bago Yoma Region, Myanmar. A regression equation of the diameter at breast height (DBH) and the aboveground biomass (carbon content) was constructed to estimate the carbon storage level of plantations, which averaged 79 ton/ha. The average carbon accumulation in the soil (up to 30 cm in depth) was estimated 38.89 ton/ha, The highest mean annual increment (MAI) of total carbon was found in the 6-yr-old teak plantation (12.10 ton/ha/yr) whereas the lowest MAI was in the 26-yr-old teak plantation (4.31 ton/ha/yr).

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