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[Carbon sequestration of young Robinia pseudoacacia plantation in Loess Plateau]
Jing-qun Zhang1, Yin-quan Su, Yong-xiang Kang
1College of Forestry, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China. zjqml@126.com
Abstract:
In order to understand the carbon sequestration of ecological forests in Loess Plateau, a comparative study was made on the organic carbon density (OCD) of soil, litter, and plant organs in an 8-year-old Robinia pseudoacacia plantation and nearby barren land. Comparing with the barren land, the young R. pseudoacacia plantation had a decrease (0.26 kg x m(-2)) of soil OCD, but the OCD in its litter, root system, and aboveground organs increased by 121.1%, 202.0%, and 656. 7%, respectively, with a total carbon sequestration increased by 3.3% annually, which illustrated that R. pseudoacacia afforestation on Loess Plateau had an obvious positive effect on carbon sequestration.
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