Influence of Environmental Factors on the Aboveground Biomass of Mature and Postmining Forests in Choco.

ABSTRACT: Environmental factors control the accumulation of aboveground biomass (AB) in tropical forests, along with the role of AB in climate change mitigation. As such, the objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of factors such as forest type, succession, abundance of individuals, species richness, height, diameter, texture, and soil nutrient levels on the AB in mature and postmining forests in Chocó, Colombia. Five plots each were set up in primary and postmining forests with 15 and 30 years of regeneration, in which the amount of AB was measured and related to the environmental factors. The AB was 178.32 t ha^-1 in the mature forests and 35.17 and 56.3 t ha^-1 after 15 and 30 years of postmining regeneration, respectively. Furthermore, the general AB level was

SUBMITTER: Abadia DP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11766725 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature