Estructura, Biomasa a\'erea y carbono almacenado en los bosques del Sur y Noroccidente de c\'ordoba

TL;DR

This study estimates aerial biomass and stored carbon across twelve forest types in Córdoba, Colombia, using structural measurements, allometric equations, and tissue-specific carbon content analysis.

Contribution

It applies and compares allometric equations tailored for humid and dry forests to accurately estimate biomass and carbon storage in diverse forest types.

Findings

Biomass and carbon storage vary significantly among forest types.

Chave et al. (2005) equations provided the best estimates for these forests.

Carbon content was precisely measured in different tree tissues.

Abstract

We estimated the aerial biomass and stored carbon in twelve types of forests in the department of C\'ordoba with annual rain fall ranging from 3000 mm (super humid climates) to 1300 mm (semi-humid climate). Biomass was estimated based on structural aspects of the vegetation (diameter at breast height, total height, and wood specific weight). We tested nine allometric equations for tropical forests available in the literature and selected those proposed by Chave et al (2005) that are specific for humid and dry forests. Carbon content in trees was measured in four tissues (stem, branch, bark, and leafs) through an automated dry combustion method, which estimates the percentage of carbon in a sample of known weight.