TY - JOUR
T1 - Are there any differences in carbon concentration among species of high conservation value forests in Northern Mexico?
AU - Hernández-Vera, Diego
AU - Pompa-García, Marín
AU - Wehenkel, Christian
AU - Pérez-Verdín, Gustavo
AU - Carrillo-Parra, Artemio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. All rights reserved.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Despite the publication of numerous studies about carbon (C) concentration in various tree components, few have investigated the C variation in spatially restricted tree species. We evaluated differences in C concentrations among four conifer species of High Value Conservation Forests (HVCF) in northern Mexico. Total carbon concentration (TOC) analyses were performed for Cupressus lusitanica Mill, Picea chihuahuana Mtz., Abies durangensis Mtz., and Pseudotsuga menziesii Mirb. Carbon concentration varies within the structural tree component, but no significant difference was found when the aerial samples were classified based on the point of cardinal extraction from where they were taken. The species, P. menziesii, A. durangensis, and P. chihuahuana showed the lowest C concentration in the stems, while C. lusitanica had the highest.
AB - Despite the publication of numerous studies about carbon (C) concentration in various tree components, few have investigated the C variation in spatially restricted tree species. We evaluated differences in C concentrations among four conifer species of High Value Conservation Forests (HVCF) in northern Mexico. Total carbon concentration (TOC) analyses were performed for Cupressus lusitanica Mill, Picea chihuahuana Mtz., Abies durangensis Mtz., and Pseudotsuga menziesii Mirb. Carbon concentration varies within the structural tree component, but no significant difference was found when the aerial samples were classified based on the point of cardinal extraction from where they were taken. The species, P. menziesii, A. durangensis, and P. chihuahuana showed the lowest C concentration in the stems, while C. lusitanica had the highest.
KW - Carbon flux
KW - Carbon-storage
KW - Cardinal direction
KW - Tree compartments
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85033792623&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0370-4661
VL - 49
SP - 183
EP - 192
JO - Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias
JF - Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias
IS - 2
ER -