Above- and below-ground carbon stock estimation in a natural forest of Bangladesh
2012
Ullah, M.R., Beijing Forestry Univ., (China). Coll. of Forestry | Al-Amin, M., University of Chittagong (Bangladesh). Inst. of Forestry and Environmental Sciences
A systematic sampling method was used to identify each sampling point through Global Positioning System in order to estimate above- and below-ground carbon stock in Tankawati natural hill forest of Bangladesh. Loss on ignition and wet oxidation method were used to estimate biomass and soil carbon stock, respectively. Our results revealed that the total carbon stock of the forest was 283.80 t/ha whereas trees produce 110.94 t/ha, undergrowth (shrubs, herbs and grass) 0.50 t/ha, litter fall 4.21 t/ha and soil 168.15 t/ha (up to 1 m depth). The forest in the study area is a reservoir of carbon, as it has a good capacity to stock carbon from the atmosphere.
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