Iranian Journal of Forest

Iranian Journal of Forest

Leaf biomass, Carbon storage and Leaf Area Index of Montpellier maple (Acer monspessulanum L.) in Ilam forests

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
1 Prof., Dept. Forest Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Ilam University, Ilam, I.R. Iran.
2 MSc. in Forestry, Dept. Forest Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Ilam University, Ilam, I.R. Iran.
3 Assistant Prof., Dept. Statistics and Mathematics, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Ilam University, Ilam, I.R. Iran
4 Associate Prof., Dept. Forest Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Ilam University, Ilam, I.R. Iran.
Abstract
Introduction: This research was carried out to measure and estimate the amount of leaf biomass, carbon sequestration, and leaf area index of Montpellier maple (Acer monspessulanum L.) trees in three regions of Manesht and Qalarang protected areas of ​​in the forests of Sirvan County located in Ilam province.
Materials and Methods: Using the random sampling method, 20 tree samples were selected from each region (60 trees in total) and their quantitative factors including the large and small diameter of the crown, tree height, crown length and collar diameter of the target trees were measured. Then, the leaves of one-fourth to one-eighth of the crown area of the sample trees were collected. After drying in the oven, the dry weight of the leaves was weighed. The weight of organic matter and carbon content of the leaves (0.47) were obtained, after burning sufficient dried leaves in an electric oven. The weight method was used to calculate the leaf area index. In addition, to generalize the results obtained from the sample trees to the whole forest, the mean tree method was used.
Results: The results showed that the average leaf biomass, average leaf carbon storage, and average amount of carbon dioxide absorption from the atmosphere were 221.28, 103.68, 380.50 (kg/ha) in Qalarang, 199.92, 100.38, 368.34 (kg/ha) in Manesht, and 186.32, 87.38, 320.68 (kg/ha) for MianTang, respectively. The average leaf area index of A. monspessulanum was estimated 1.52 for each tree and 0.119 per hectare in the study areas . Additionally, the economic value of the carbon sequestered in the leaves of A. monspessulanum was 21.045 dollars per hectare, which is estimated to be equivalent to 10522500 rials.
Conclusion: In general, the difference in the investigated variables of A. monspessulanum species in the three study areas can be due to the difference in density per hectare of the species, the difference in the succession stages and the size of the trees in these areas, as well as the applied management strategies or the different degradation conditions in study areas.
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Volume 16, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
Autumn 2024
Pages 341-356

  • Receive Date 13 May 2023
  • Revise Date 09 September 2023
  • Accept Date 13 November 2023