Carbon and nutrient stocks of three Fabaceae trees used for forest restoration and subjected to fertilization in Amazonia
An. acad. bras. ciênc
; 89(3): 1761-1771, July-Sept. 2017. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT Amazonia is crucial to global carbon cycle. Deforestation continues to be one of the main causes of the release of C into the atmosphere, but forest restoration plantations can reverse this scenario. However, there is still diffuse information about the C and nutrient stocks in the vegetation biomass. We investigated the carbon and nutrient stocks of Fabaceae trees (Inga edulis, Schizolobium amazonicum and Dipteryx odorata) subjected to fertilization treatments (T1 - no fertilization; T2 - chemical; T3 - organic; and T4 - organic and chemical fertilization) in a degraded area of the Balbina Hydroelectric Dam, AM - Brazil. As an early successional species, I. edulis stocked more C and nutrients than the other two species independent of the fertilization treatment, and S. amazonicum stocked more C than D. odorata under T1 and T4. The mixed species plantation had the potential to stock 4.1 Mg C ha-1 year-1, while I. edulis alone could stock 9.4 Mg C ha-1 year-1. Mixing species that rapidly assimilate C and are of significant ecological and commercial value (e.g., Fabaceae trees) represents a good way to restore degraded areas. Our results suggest that the tested species be used for forest restoration in Amazonia.
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Asunto principal:
Reguladores del Crecimiento de las Plantas
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Carbono
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Bosques
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Conservación de los Recursos Naturales
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Fabaceae
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
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An. acad. bras. ciênc
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CIENCIA
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2017
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Article