Assessing Carbon Storage and Biomass in Moroccan Cork Oak Forests

• Autorzy: Ikraoun Hicham , El Mderssa Mohamed , Aliyat Fatima Zahra , Nassiri Laila , Ibijbijen Jamal

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12912/27197050/186550

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The present study was conducted in monospecific stand of Cork oak (Quercus suber L.) in the Oulmes Central Plateau (Case of Zitchouene Forest), with the following objectives: determination of the organic carbon stock in the different compartments of the forest ecosystem, namely: the soil, the above-ground and below-ground biomass. To achieve these objectives, the biomass of the cork oak tree in the study area was researched using direct dry weight measurements on 30 sample trees. Furthermore, the volume of standing trees was estimated using a volume tariff based on direct measurements of circumference at 1.30 and total tree height, all of which allowed estimating the biomass expansion and conversion factor (BECF) specific to the Oulmes Central Plateau cork oak. As a result, the volume and above-ground biomass were estimated at 55.74 m³/ha and 20.13 t/ha of dry matter respectively. Soil organic carbon stock and biomass (above and below ground) were estimated at 43.02 t/ha and 16.60 t/ha, respectively. BECF, determined by the ratio between volume and biomass, was 0.59, which approaches the minimum value recorded under the same productivity conditions estimated by IPCC (0.6–1.4).

Słowa kluczowe

EN

cork oak; central plateau; organic carbon; biomass expansion; conversion factor; biomass; Morocco

• Wydawca: Lubelski Oddział Polskiego Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology ; WNGB Wydawnictwo Naukowe
• Czasopismo: Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 25, iss. 6
• Strony: 43--53
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 47 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Ikraoun Hicham

• Laboratory of Environment and Valorization of Microbial and Plant Resources, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, B.P. 11201, Zitoune Meknes, Morroco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3368-5750

autor

El Mderssa Mohamed

• Polydisciplinary Faculty, Soltane Moulay Slimane University, Mghila Beni Mellal, Morroco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1643-7218

autor

Aliyat Fatima Zahra

• Laboratory of Environment and Valorization of Microbial and Plant Resources, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, B.P. 11201, Zitoune Meknes, Morroco
• African Genom Center, University Mohamed VI Polytechnique (UM6P), Ben Guerir, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4288-8012

autor

Nassiri Laila

• Laboratory of Environment and Valorization of Microbial and Plant Resources, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, B.P. 11201, Zitoune Meknes, Morroco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6478-9077

autor

Ibijbijen Jamal

• Laboratory of Environment and Valorization of Microbial and Plant Resources, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, B.P. 11201, Zitoune Meknes, Morroco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8930-0338

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