Survival, growth and carbon content in a forest plantation established after a clear-cutting in Durango, Mexico
Background Forest plantations play an important role in carbon sequestration, helping to mitigate climate change. In this study, survival, biomass, growth rings and annual carbon content storage were evaluated in a mixed Pinus durangensis and P. cooperi plantation that was established after a clear-...
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| author | Jesús Alejandro Soto-Cervantes Artemio Carrillo-Parra Rodrigo Rodríguez-Laguna José Javier Corral-Rivas Marín Pompa-García Pedro Antonio Dominguez-Calleros |
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| description | Background Forest plantations play an important role in carbon sequestration, helping to mitigate climate change. In this study, survival, biomass, growth rings and annual carbon content storage were evaluated in a mixed Pinus durangensis and P. cooperi plantation that was established after a clear-cutting. The plantation is eight years old and covers an area of 21.40 ha. Methods Sixteen sites of 100 m2 were distributed randomly. At each site, two trees distributed proportionally to the diametric categories were destructively sampled (one per tree species). Two cross-sections were cut from each tree: The first at the base of the stump and the second at 1.30 m. The width of tree rings of the first cross-section was measured using a stereoscopic microscope with precision in microns (µm). The year-by-year basal diameter of each tree was recorded and biomass and carbon content was estimated using allometric equations. Results The estimated survival was 75.2%. The results of the ANOVA showed significant differences between the year-by-year width records of tree rings, the highest value corresponding to the fifth year. The average carbon sequestration per year is 0.30 kg for both studied tree species. Conclusions P. durangensis and P. cooperi plantations adapt and develop well in Durango forests when they are established in areas that are subjected to clear-cutting. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0eb4bcec863244f9b5ba1cbad5622aed2023-12-03T10:01:37ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592020-08-018e950610.7717/peerj.9506Survival, growth and carbon content in a forest plantation established after a clear-cutting in Durango, MexicoJesús Alejandro Soto-Cervantes0Artemio Carrillo-Parra1Rodrigo Rodríguez-Laguna2José Javier Corral-Rivas3Marín Pompa-García4Pedro Antonio Dominguez-Calleros5Programa Institucional de Doctorado en Ciencias Agropecuarias y Forestales, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Durango, MexicoInstituto de Silvicultura e Industria de la Madera, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Durango, MexicoInstituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Tulancingo, Hidalgo, MexicoFacultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Durango, MéxicoFacultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Durango, MéxicoFacultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Durango, MéxicoBackground Forest plantations play an important role in carbon sequestration, helping to mitigate climate change. In this study, survival, biomass, growth rings and annual carbon content storage were evaluated in a mixed Pinus durangensis and P. cooperi plantation that was established after a clear-cutting. The plantation is eight years old and covers an area of 21.40 ha. Methods Sixteen sites of 100 m2 were distributed randomly. At each site, two trees distributed proportionally to the diametric categories were destructively sampled (one per tree species). Two cross-sections were cut from each tree: The first at the base of the stump and the second at 1.30 m. The width of tree rings of the first cross-section was measured using a stereoscopic microscope with precision in microns (µm). The year-by-year basal diameter of each tree was recorded and biomass and carbon content was estimated using allometric equations. Results The estimated survival was 75.2%. The results of the ANOVA showed significant differences between the year-by-year width records of tree rings, the highest value corresponding to the fifth year. The average carbon sequestration per year is 0.30 kg for both studied tree species. Conclusions P. durangensis and P. cooperi plantations adapt and develop well in Durango forests when they are established in areas that are subjected to clear-cutting.https://peerj.com/articles/9506.pdfGrowth ringsBiomassBasal diameter |
| spellingShingle | Jesús Alejandro Soto-Cervantes Artemio Carrillo-Parra Rodrigo Rodríguez-Laguna José Javier Corral-Rivas Marín Pompa-García Pedro Antonio Dominguez-Calleros Survival, growth and carbon content in a forest plantation established after a clear-cutting in Durango, Mexico PeerJ Growth rings Biomass Basal diameter |
| title | Survival, growth and carbon content in a forest plantation established after a clear-cutting in Durango, Mexico |
| title_full | Survival, growth and carbon content in a forest plantation established after a clear-cutting in Durango, Mexico |
| title_fullStr | Survival, growth and carbon content in a forest plantation established after a clear-cutting in Durango, Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Survival, growth and carbon content in a forest plantation established after a clear-cutting in Durango, Mexico |
| title_short | Survival, growth and carbon content in a forest plantation established after a clear-cutting in Durango, Mexico |
| title_sort | survival growth and carbon content in a forest plantation established after a clear cutting in durango mexico |
| topic | Growth rings Biomass Basal diameter |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/9506.pdf |
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