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DOI	10.3390/land12020513
	Role of Traditional Agroforestry Systems in Climate Change Mitigation through Carbon Sequestration: An Investigation from the Semi-Arid Region of Pakistan
	Yasin, Ghulam; Nawaz, Muhammad Farrakh; Zubair, Muhammad; Azhar, Muhammad Farooq; Gilani, Matoor Mohsin; Ashraf, Muhammad Nadeem; Qin, Anzhen; Rahman, Shafeeq Ur
通讯作者	Qin, AZ
来源期刊	LAND
EISSN	2073-445X
出版年	2023
卷号	12 期号:2
英文摘要	Several agroforestry systems prevail in different agro-ecological zones of Pakistan, and cover a remarkable area of 19.3 million hectares. They not only play an important role in slowing down CO2 emissions, but also contribute to mitigating climate change. However, in many regions, the relevant effect of agroforestry systems on overall carbon (C) stock and their reliance on various factors are quite unidentified. This study was planned to assess the biomass accumulation and C stocks of different commonly practiced agroforestry systems (boundary, bund, scattered, agri-horticulture) and their constituent land use types (tree + cropland) through a non-destructive approach (allometric equations) in a semi-arid region of Punjab, Pakistan. The results showed that the highest plant biomass (87.12 t ha(-1)) increased by 46%, 17%, 78%, and 339%, and C stock (42.77 t ha(-1)) increased by 49.51%, 20%, 82%, and 361% in the boundary planting system compared to the bund, scattered, agri-horti and sole cropland, respectively. The soil organic carbon (SOC) stock at all three depths, 0-15 cm, 15-30 cm & 30-45 cm, was found in the following order: boundary planting system > bund planting system > agri-horti system > scattered planting system > agricultural system, with a maximum in the boundary planting system and minimum in the sole cropping system at all three depths. Overall, the total C stock of the ecosystem's vegetation + soil C (0-30 cm) in the forested area was 275 t ha(-1), equating to 37 t ha(-1) in the agricultural system alone. Our results highlighted that agroforestry systems have the highest potential for C sequestration. We suggest that research and investment in agroforestry systems can be a successful way for Pakistan to achieve some of its climate change mitigation goals.
英文关键词	agroforestry boundary planting carbon stock climate change plant biomass
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000941350600001
WOS关键词	SOIL ORGANIC-CARBON ; FOOD SECURITY ; BIOMASS ; STOCKS ; STORAGE ; FOREST ; BIODIVERSITY ; METAANALYSIS ; FARMERS ; IMPACT
WOS类目	Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/397630
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yasin, Ghulam,Nawaz, Muhammad Farrakh,Zubair, Muhammad,et al. Role of Traditional Agroforestry Systems in Climate Change Mitigation through Carbon Sequestration: An Investigation from the Semi-Arid Region of Pakistan[J],2023,12(2).
APA	Yasin, Ghulam.,Nawaz, Muhammad Farrakh.,Zubair, Muhammad.,Azhar, Muhammad Farooq.,Gilani, Matoor Mohsin.,...&Rahman, Shafeeq Ur.(2023).Role of Traditional Agroforestry Systems in Climate Change Mitigation through Carbon Sequestration: An Investigation from the Semi-Arid Region of Pakistan.LAND,12(2).
MLA	Yasin, Ghulam,et al."Role of Traditional Agroforestry Systems in Climate Change Mitigation through Carbon Sequestration: An Investigation from the Semi-Arid Region of Pakistan".LAND 12.2(2023).