Estimation of carbon stock in the natural regeneration of Pinus durangensis Martínez in El Salto, Durango

• Main Authors: Eduardo Montes de Oca-Cano, Mauricio Rojas-Ascensión, Pedro García-Ramírez, Juan Abel Nájera-Luna, Jorge Méndez-González, José de Jesús Graciano-Luna
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas 2012-12-01
• Series: Colombia Forestal
• Subjects: biomasa; CO2; componentes; crecimiento; modelos; volumen.
• Online Access: http://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/ojs/index.php/colfor/article/view/3920

The aim of the present study was to adjust linear and non-linear equations in order to estimate the carbon component of leaves, branches and entire trees. The results indicate that at the individual level, the total component shows the best adjustment statistics, while major variation is detected in the branches and in the trunk. In addition an analysis of the percentages of biomass in each component indicates that the trunk accounts for 46.9 % of the biomass, leaves 35.6 % and the branches only 17.3 %. Trunk biomass increases annually by 2.96 %, leaf biomass decreases by 3.13 % and branch biomass increases by 0.17 %.