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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2020.109.2.169

Carbon Stocks of Tree, Forest Floor, and Mineral Soil in Cryptomeria japonica and Chamaecyparis obtusa Stands  

Kim, Choonsig (Department of Forest Resources, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
Baek, Gyeongwon (Department of Forest Resources, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
Choi, Byeonggil (Department of Forest Resources, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
Ha, Jiseok (Department of Forest Resources, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
Bae, Eun Ji (Forest Biomaterials Research Center, National Institute of Forest Science)
Lee, Kwang-Soo (Warm Temperate and Subtropical Forest Research Center, National Institute of Forest Science)
Son, Yeong Mo (Forest Biomaterials Research Center, National Institute of Forest Science)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.109, no.2, 2020 , pp. 169-178 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aimed to compare the organic carbon stocks of Cryptomeria japonica and Chamaecyparis obtusa stands established under a similar-site environmental condition in South Korea. C. japonica and C. obtusa stands adjacent to each other from 13 representative regions were chosen to evaluate the carbon stocks of tree biomass, forest floor, and mineral soils. Mean stand ages were 45 years for C. japonica and 43 years for C. obtusa, respectively. Tree density was significantly lower in C. japonica (989 tree ha-1) than in C. obtusa (1,223 tree ha-1) stands, whereas diameter at breast height and dominant tree height values were significantly higher in C. japonica (27.4 cm and 20.4 m, respectively), compared with C. obtusa (23.9 cm and 17.9 m, respectively) stands. The total carbon stocks of tree biomass were linearly related with stand basal area (C. japonica: r2 = 0.82; C. obtusa: r2= 0.92; P< 0.05), whereas stand density and site index were not correlated with the carbon stocks of tree biomass (P > 0.05). The carbon stocks of aboveground tree biomass were significantly higher in C. obtusa (117.7 Mg C ha-1), compared with C. japonica (95.5 Mg C ha-1) stands, whereas carbon concentration and stocks of the forest floor and mineral soil layers were insignificantly different between the C. japonica and C. obtusa stands. The results indicated that trees in C. obtusa stands sequestrated more carbon dioxide, compared with C. japonica stands, whereas carbon stocks in the forest floor and mineral soil layers were unaffected by stand development processes of the different tree species.
Keywords
allometric equations; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; Japanese cypress; Japanese cedar; forest soil; site index;
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