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DOI	10.1111/1477-8947.12185
	Carbon sequestration via afforestation as a sustainable action to mitigate climate change in Western Iran
	Miripanah, Zohreh 1; Tavakoli, Mohsen 1; Rostaminya, Mahmoud 2; Naderi, Mostafa 1
通讯作者	Tavakoli, Mohsen
来源期刊	NATURAL RESOURCES FORUM
ISSN	0165-0203
EISSN	1477-8947
出版年	2019
卷号	43 期号:3 页码:194-202
英文摘要	Climate change involves increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration which is driven by anthropogenic emissions. Afforestation, which is the establishment of forests on previously non-forested lands, could be a suitable climate change mitigation strategy. The aim of this research is to evaluate the carbon sequestration capability of the Eucalyptus and Prosopis species in the Reza-Abad afforestation park in western Iran. For this aim, three stands of any species were selected. For quantitative assessment, a transect was implemented at the length of 100 m. In trees located of transects, the general characteristics of species were measured. Also, for estimating the amount of litter, a sample plot has been measured at the center of the quadrate. These samples were taken from the afforested area, the control area inside the afforested area and another control area outside. In each stand, species were selected randomly and one-eighth of the whole stand was taken for calculating the percentage of carbon and aerial biomass. Then the aboveground organs were weighted and after the transfer of different plant organs to the laboratory, the conversion factor of carbon sequestration of the plant organs was determined individually by combustion method. Also, soil samples were also collected from two depths of 0-15 and 15-30 cm in each of the cultivated and control parts. The results showed that there is a significant difference between the species and Prosopis has higher carbon sequestration than Eucalyptus. The carbon sequestration among different organs showed a significant difference, carbon sequestration was 19.24 t/ha for Eucalyptus and 18.43 t/ha for Prosopis. After an economic calculation, it was concluded that afforestation has a positive effect on the reduction of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Hence, these results allow decision makers to change land use from desert area to forest, and planting the Prosopis species is more recommendable than Eucalyptus for afforestation in such areas which are economically profitable.
英文关键词	Climate change carbon sequestration afforestation different species Iran
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Iran
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000492782200001
WOS关键词	SOIL ; PLANTATIONS ; FOREST ; EUCALYPTUS ; BENEFITS ; GROWTH ; STOCK
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
EI主题词	2019-10-28
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/310363
作者单位	1.Ilam Univ, Nat Resources, Agr Fac, Ilam, Iran; 2.Ilam Univ, Soil Sci, Ilam, Iran
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Miripanah, Zohreh,Tavakoli, Mohsen,Rostaminya, Mahmoud,et al. Carbon sequestration via afforestation as a sustainable action to mitigate climate change in Western Iran[J],2019,43(3):194-202.
APA	Miripanah, Zohreh,Tavakoli, Mohsen,Rostaminya, Mahmoud,&Naderi, Mostafa.(2019).Carbon sequestration via afforestation as a sustainable action to mitigate climate change in Western Iran.NATURAL RESOURCES FORUM,43(3),194-202.
MLA	Miripanah, Zohreh,et al."Carbon sequestration via afforestation as a sustainable action to mitigate climate change in Western Iran".NATURAL RESOURCES FORUM 43.3(2019):194-202.