Carbon reserves in coffee agroforestry in the Peruvian Amazon.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Secondary forests and coffee cultivation systems with shade trees might have great potential for carbon sequestration as a means of climate change adaptation and mitigation. This study aimed to measure carbon stocks in coffee plantations under different managements and secondary forest systems in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest (San Martín Region).

Methods

The carbon stock in secondary forest trees was estimated using allometric equations, while carbon stocks in soil, herbaceous biomass, and leaf litter were determined through sampling and laboratory analysis.

Results

The biomass carbon stock in secondary forests was 132.2 t/ha, while in coffee plantations with Inga sp. shade trees was 118.2 t/ha. Carbon stocks were 76.5 t/ha in coffee with polycult

SUBMITTER: Vallejos-Torres G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11670197 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature