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Biological carbon storage potential of Guiera senegalensis J.F.Gmel. stands in Central Africa: a case study from Cameroon

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  • Djongmo Victor Awé
  • Noumi Valery Noiha
  • Bi Tra Aimé Vroh
  • Louis Zapfack

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The present study aimed to evaluate the biological carbon storage potential of Guiera senegalensis stands in Cameroon. Sampling was done in 180 plots of 2500 m2 (50 m × 50 m) (40 ha) in the G. senegalensis stands. The destructive and non-destructive method was used to estimate the amount of carbon in different biomasses. A laboratory analysis was done to assess soil carbon by the Walkley and Black method. The experimental device installed is a split plot with 180 repetitions. The result reveals that the aboveground carbon is ≥5.20 ± 0.65 Mg C/ha in the two regions. The belowground carbon is ≥1.48 ± 0.23 Mg C/ha in the two regions. The herbaceous carbon is ≥2.03 ± 0.00 Mg C/ha in the two regions. The litter carbon is ≥0.36 ± 0.04 Mg C/ha in the two regions. The dead wood carbon is ≥0.47 ± 0.00 Mg C/ha in the two regions. The fine roots carbon is ≥0.10 ± 0.00 Mg C/ha in the two regions. The soil carbon stock is ≥5.45 ± 0.02 Mg C/ha in the two regions. The total carbon stocks ranged from 16.83 ± 1.03–64.76 ± 2.71 to 19.95 ± 1.33–80.65 ± 4.55 Mg C/ha in the Far North and North regions, respectively. CO2 emissions are ≥61.76 ± 3.78 Mg CO2/ha in the two regions. These results therefore confirm the contributing role of G. senegalensis stands studied in the fight against the mitigation of climate change in Cameroon.

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  • Djongmo Victor Awé & Noumi Valery Noiha & Bi Tra Aimé Vroh & Louis Zapfack, 2024. "Biological carbon storage potential of Guiera senegalensis J.F.Gmel. stands in Central Africa: a case study from Cameroon," International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, Oxford University Press, vol. 19, pages 236-244.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ijlctc:v:19:y:2024:i::p:236-244.
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