Phytosociological and carbon stock analysis in the tree layer of a semideciduous forest fragment/Analise fitossociologica e do estoque de carbono no estrato arboreo de um fragmento de floresta estacional semidecidual
The studies directed to quantify the carbon fixed stocks by natural forests are in ample evidence, as well as discussion about the effectiveness of the recovery of degraded areas as a strategy to reduce atmospheric C[O.sub.2] levels. In this sense, this study had two purposes: i) quantify the carbon...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Ciência florestal 2014-04, Vol.24 (2), p.313 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The studies directed to quantify the carbon fixed stocks by natural forests are in ample evidence, as well as discussion about the effectiveness of the recovery of degraded areas as a strategy to reduce atmospheric C[O.sub.2] levels. In this sense, this study had two purposes: i) quantify the carbon stocks present in the shoot biomass of a tropical semi-deciduous Montana fragment, which belongs to the Atlantic Forest biome in Minas Gerais state and; ii) incorporate the variable carbon stock in the horizontal phytosociological analysis structure and compare the results to those obtained by the standard methodology without using the variable in the calculation of the species importance value. The results indicate that the carbon stock equals to the fragments found at the intermediate succession stage, and that the carbon variable use greatly influences the species importance value. This methodology serves as a support for the selection of species which present the greatest potential to sequester carbon and may support programs for the remnant restoration of the Atlantic Forest biome. Keywords: Atlantic Forest; carbon stock; carbon sequestration; horizontal structure. Os estudos direcionados para quantificacao de estoques de carbono fixado por florestas naturais estao em ampla evidencia, assim como a discussao sobre a efetividade da recuperacao de areas degradadas como estrategia para reduzir os niveis de C[O.sub.2] atmosferico. Neste sentido, tiveram-se dois objetivos neste artigo: i) quantificar o estoque de carbono presente na biomassa da parte aerea de um fragmento de Floresta Estacional Semidecidual Montana, pertencente ao Bioma Mata Atlantica no estado de Minas Gerais e ii) incorporar a variavel estoque de carbono na estrutura horizontal da analise fitossociologica e comparar os resultados aos obtidos pela metodologia padrao, sem utilizar essa variavel no calculo do valor de importancias das especies. Os resultados indicam que o estoque de carbono encontrado equivale a fragmentos em estagio medio de sucessao, e que a utilizacao da variavel carbono influencia sobremaneira o valor de importancia das especies. Esta metodologia serve como suporte para a escolha de especies arboreas de maior potencial para sequestrar carbono e pode subsidiar programas de restauracao de remanescentes florestais do Bioma de Mata Atlantica. Palavras-chave: Mata Atlantica; estoque de carbono; sequestro de carbono; estrutura horizontal. |
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ISSN: | 1980-5098 |