Effect of disturbance on biomass, production and carbon dynamics in moist tropical forest of eastern Nepal

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摘要 Background:Forestbiomassishelpfultoassessitsproductivityandcarbon(C)sequestrationcapacity.Severaldisturbanceactivitiesintropicalforestshavereducedthebiomassandnetprimaryproduction(NPP)leadingtoclimatechange.Therefore,anaccurateestimationofforestbiomassandCcyclingincontextofdisturbancesisrequiredforimplementingREDD(ReducingEmissionsfromDeforestationandForestDegradation)policy.Methods:BiomassandNPPoftreesandshrubswereestimatedbyusingallometricequationswhileherbaceousbiomasswasestimatedbyharvestmethod.Finerootbiomasswasdeterminedfromsoilmonolith.TheCstockinvegetationwascalculatedbymultiplyingCconcentrationtodryweight.Results:Totalstandbiomass(Mg?ha-1)inundisturbedforeststand(US)was960.4whileindisturbedforeststand(DS)itwas449.1.Thebiomass(Mg?ha-1)oftrees,shrubsandherbsinUSwas948.0,4.4and1.4,respectively,whileinDStheywere438.4,6.1and1.2,respectively.TotalNPP(Mg?ha-1?yr-1)was26.58(equivalentto12.26MgC?ha-1?yr-1)inUSand14.91(6.88MgC?ha-1?yr-1)inDS.TotalCinputintosoilthroughlitterplusrootturnoverwas6.78and3.35Mg?ha-1?yr-1inUSandDS,respectively.Conclusions:Severaldisturbanceactivitiesresultedinthesignificantlossinstandbiomass(53%),NPP(44%),andCsequestrationcapacityoftropicalforestineasternNepal.Thenetuptakeofcarbonbythevegetationisfargreaterthanthatreturnedtothesoilbytheturnoveroffinerootandlitter.Therefore,bothstandsofpresentforestactascarbonaccumulatingsystems.Moreover,disturbancereflectshigherCemissionswhichcanbereducedbybettermanagement.
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出版日期 2016年03月13日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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