Carbon Sequestration of Soil and Plants along IH-35 in Bexar County, Texas
Soil and vegetation were evaluated along IH-35 within Bexar County for carbon content. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the vegetative composition and carbon sequestration potential of vegetation along IH-35. Three 20 m transects were placed at each site and percent vegetative cover was...
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| description | Soil and vegetation were evaluated along IH-35 within Bexar County for carbon content. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the vegetative composition and carbon sequestration potential of vegetation along IH-35. Three 20 m transects were placed at each site and percent vegetative cover was estimated and above ground plant biomass and soil was collected from three 0.25 m2 subplots along each transect. Plant and soil samples were analyzed for carbon content using the loss-on-ignition method. Two non-native grasses, bermudagrass and King Ranch bluestem, were the dominant cover. Bermudagrass was more efficient in absorbing CO2 compared to King Ranch bluestem. The top 10 cm of soil in all samples contained more organic carbon than the lower 10 cm. Collection of field data has been completed and the soil and plant carbon content is being analyzed with the final results presented at the conference. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-19a6483dfa3d4f6da69ce562893efa792022-12-21T20:30:11ZengEDP SciencesMATEC Web of Conferences2261-236X2019-01-012710400110.1051/matecconf/201927104001matecconf_tran-set2019_04001Carbon Sequestration of Soil and Plants along IH-35 in Bexar County, TexasRangel Lauren0Kapoor Vikram1Hutchinson Jeffrey2Dessouky Samer3Department of Environmental Science and Ecology, University of Texas at San AntonioDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at San AntonioDepartment of Environmental Science and Ecology, University of Texas at San AntonioDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at San AntonioSoil and vegetation were evaluated along IH-35 within Bexar County for carbon content. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the vegetative composition and carbon sequestration potential of vegetation along IH-35. Three 20 m transects were placed at each site and percent vegetative cover was estimated and above ground plant biomass and soil was collected from three 0.25 m2 subplots along each transect. Plant and soil samples were analyzed for carbon content using the loss-on-ignition method. Two non-native grasses, bermudagrass and King Ranch bluestem, were the dominant cover. Bermudagrass was more efficient in absorbing CO2 compared to King Ranch bluestem. The top 10 cm of soil in all samples contained more organic carbon than the lower 10 cm. Collection of field data has been completed and the soil and plant carbon content is being analyzed with the final results presented at the conference.https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2019/20/matecconf_tran-set2019_04001.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Rangel Lauren Kapoor Vikram Hutchinson Jeffrey Dessouky Samer Carbon Sequestration of Soil and Plants along IH-35 in Bexar County, Texas MATEC Web of Conferences |
| title | Carbon Sequestration of Soil and Plants along IH-35 in Bexar County, Texas |
| title_full | Carbon Sequestration of Soil and Plants along IH-35 in Bexar County, Texas |
| title_fullStr | Carbon Sequestration of Soil and Plants along IH-35 in Bexar County, Texas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Carbon Sequestration of Soil and Plants along IH-35 in Bexar County, Texas |
| title_short | Carbon Sequestration of Soil and Plants along IH-35 in Bexar County, Texas |
| title_sort | carbon sequestration of soil and plants along ih 35 in bexar county texas |
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