Carbon storage in aboveground biomass of tropical agrosystems in Tabasco, Mexico

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  • Alfredo Isaac Brindis-Santos , División Académica de Ciencias Biológicas. Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco.Facultad Maya de Estudios Agropecuarios, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas
    • Rufo Sánchez-Hernández Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco image/svg+xml
      • Ena Edith Mata-Zayas Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco image/svg+xml
        • David Jesús Palma-López Colegio de Postgraduados.
          • Facundo Sánchez-Gutiérrez Autonomous University of Chiapas image/svg+xml
            • Facundo Sánchez-Gutiérrez Autonomous University of Chiapas image/svg+xml
              • Luisa del Carmen Cámara-Cabrales Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco image/svg+xml

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                https://doi.org/10.19136/era.a7n3.2532

                Abstract

                Carbon sequestration in aboveground biomass from agrosys- tems is an alternative for Global Climate Change mitigation and climate regulation. There are 102 000 ha of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) established in the Mexican southeast, these palms have potential for carbon sequestration (C). The aim of this study was to estimate the C storage in the aerial biomass of oil palm agrosystems (from five, eight and 18 years old), pastures and secondary vegetation from the Sierra de Tabasco, Mexico. Total aerial biomass (BAT) in oil palm (PA) and secondary vegetation (VS) agrosystems was calculated using allometric equations, whereas the amount of C stored was estimated by an interpolation. To estimate C contents in pastures, an interpolation was estimted from dry matter production. The highest BAT values of oil palm were observed in PA18 agrosystems with 106 Mg ha−1, followed by PA8 and PA5, with 61 and 48 Mg ha−1, respectively. Capture of C is estimated of 60.05, 28.54 and 19.19 Mg C ha−1 respectively. The VS recorded the highest values of BAT and total C, while the pastures shown the lowest values. It is concluded that the BAT of the agrosystems of PA function as major C stores regarding to pastures, but lower compared to VS.

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                Author Biographies

                • Rufo Sánchez-Hernández, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco
                  División Académica de Ciencias Agropecuaria
                • Ena Edith Mata-Zayas, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco

                  División Académica de Ciencias Biológicas

                • David Jesús Palma-López, Colegio de Postgraduados.
                  Campus Tabasco
                • Facundo Sánchez-Gutiérrez, Autonomous University of Chiapas
                  Facultad Maya de Estudios Agropecuarios
                • Facundo Sánchez-Gutiérrez, Autonomous University of Chiapas
                  Facultad Maya de Estudios Agropecuarios
                • Luisa del Carmen Cámara-Cabrales, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco

                  División Académica de Ciencias Biológicas

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                2021-01-01

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                How to Cite

                Brindis-Santos, A. I., Sánchez-Hernández, R., Mata-Zayas, E. E., Palma-López, D. J., Sánchez-Gutiérrez, F., Sánchez-Gutiérrez, F., & Cámara-Cabrales, L. del C. (2021). Carbon storage in aboveground biomass of tropical agrosystems in Tabasco, Mexico. Ecosistemas Y Recursos Agropecuarios, 7(3). https://doi.org/10.19136/era.a7n3.2532

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