Actual and potential carbon stocks in the north-sudanian zone. A case study
The forests of Delhi and Paniates in Senegal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9849624 |
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| Authors | Assize Touré (Centre de Suivi Ecologique, corresponding author), Kjeld Rasmussen (0000-0003-3111-584X, Geocenter Denmark), Ousmane Diallo (0000-0001-7506-412X, Centre de Suivi Ecologique), Aliou Diouf (Centre de Suivi Ecologique) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 63-70 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geografisk Tidsskrift-Danish Journal of Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7223 • E-ISSN: 1903-2471 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00167223.2003.10649480 |
| OpenAlex | W2046228058 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
Since the United Nations' Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio in 1992. the problem of global warming and greenhouse gas emissions have become a serious concern for the international community. There is a growing need for scientific research on carbon exchange and storage in the bio- and geosphere, since carbon emissions are of central importance to the natural greenhouse effect. In particular, methods to increase storage of carbon in natural vegetation, and thereby offsetting or delaying further atmospheric concentration of gases such as CO2, are of great interest. If such methods can also achieve other desirable objectives, such as increased production of forestry products, enhanced soil fertility, preservation of biological diversity and minimised soil erosion, they become even more interesting. This paper focuses on the potential for increased storage of carbon in two degraded forests in central Senegal. Data obtained by monitoring two sites in the forests of Delhi and Paniates in the north-sudanian zone over several years are analysed. These two forests showed an average carbon stock of 1.8 x 106 g/ha and 4.4 x 106 g/ha respectively—significantly lower than a third site, located in an undisturbed forest in a similar environment. The amount of carbon release to the atmosphere by burning fuelwood and charcoal-production has been estimated to be negligible on the basis of official data, yet the illegal extraction of fuelwood, production of charcoal and cultivation are still believed to be the main causes of the low level of carbon storage
Agroforestry · Carbon dioxide · Carbon fibers · Carbon sequestration · Carbon stock · Charcoal · Climate change · Coarse Woody Debris · Environmental protection · Geography · Greenhouse gas · Vegetation (pathology · Chemistry · Ecology · Energy and Environment Impacts · Environmental Impact and Sustainability · Environmental Science · Forestry · Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
| Highly cited | No |
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