Estimate of Biomass and Carbon Storage by an Agrossilvipastoral System in the Zona da Mata Mineira

Authors

  • Marcelo Dias Müller Embrapa Gado de Leite
  • Elizabeth Nogueira Fernandes Embrapa Gado de Leite
  • Carlos Renato Tavares de Castro Embrapa Gado de Leite
  • Domingos Sávio Campos Paciullo Embrapa Gado de Leite
  • Frederico de Freitas Alves Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Keywords:

Agrossilviculture, environmental services, Eucalyptus grandis, Acacia mangium.

Abstract

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), generated a global debate about the silviculture and agrossilviculture potential as an elegible project-based activities reducing GHG emissions. This study aimed to estimate the amount of carbon and biomass storage in a mixed silvopastoral system with Eucalyptus grandis and Acacia mangium at the Zona da Mata of Minas Gerais State. The system had a plant density of 105 plants per hectare which was 60 eucalyptus and 45 acacia. The stem volume of 10 year old trees was assessed using alometric equations and the residual mean pasture biomass was quantified. For the eucalyuptus plants, the estimative of biomass and carbon were 24.8 Mg ha-1 and 11.17 Mg.ha-1, respectively, while those for acacia were 6.94 Mg.ha-1 and 3.12 Mg.ha-1. The total amounts was 31.74 Mg.ha-1 of biomass and 14.29 Mg.ha-1 of carbon. It was estimated that the pasture, considering only the residues of pasturing, accumulated 1.28 Mg.ha-1 of biomass and 0.58 Mg.ha-1 of carbon.

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Published

2010-02-26

How to Cite

MÜLLER, Marcelo Dias; FERNANDES, Elizabeth Nogueira; CASTRO, Carlos Renato Tavares de; PACIULLO, Domingos Sávio Campos; ALVES, Frederico de Freitas. Estimate of Biomass and Carbon Storage by an Agrossilvipastoral System in the Zona da Mata Mineira. Pesquisa Florestal Brasileira, [S. l.], n. 60, p. 11, 2010. Disponível em: https://pfb.sede.embrapa.br/pfb/article/view/41. Acesso em: 20 apr. 2025.

Issue

No. 60 (2009): Agroforestry Systems (Special Edition)

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