Carbon storage in soil and litter of rehabilitated and secondary forests

Mohd Saad, Khairul Anuar (2008) Carbon storage in soil and litter of rehabilitated and secondary forests. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Increasing concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere is a major contributor to climate change and forest plays an important role in global carbon cycle because they store large quantities of carbon in the vegetation and soil. A study was conducted at Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Campus to measure the total carbon storage and stability. Three quadrats each measuring 20m x 20m of a hectare (ha) were marked in the experimental area. In each quadrat, ten soiI samples and four litter samples were collected randomly. Soil samples were taken in these quadrats at 0-15cm depth using an auger. The bulk density at each sampling point was determined using the coring method. Total carbon in litter and soil was determined by the loss on ignition method and in order to determine the stability of carbon, total nitrogen (N) was analysed by the Kjeldahl method. Rehabilitated forest stored total carbon with a mean value of 2.83% which is equivalent to a mean value of 33.29 Mg/Ha in the soil. Litter gained more total organic carbon compared to the soil with a mean value of 53.27%. The quantity of total organic carbon in the litter was also higher than soil with the mean value of 20.74 kg/Ila. Rehabilitated forest had C/N ratio value of 7.14 in soil and 155.79 for the mean value of litter. It's showed that rehabilitated forest has potential for managed carbon sequestration and further studies should be done in term of different ages of forest and depth of soil.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Subjects:	S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Faculty:	Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences
Depositing User:	Ms. Hairoon Juhaili
Date Deposited:	11 May 2026 01:19
Last Modified:	11 May 2026 01:19
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2739

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