Estimativa do estoque de Carbono acima so solo, dos principais tipos de vegetação seca no Parque nacional do Banhine

Abstract

Forest ecosystems represent one of the most important resources we have on planet Earth, as they play a fundamental role in carbon cycles. The aim of the study was to evaluate the potential of the main types of dry tropical vegetation in sequestering carbon assessed above ground in the national park of Banhine province of Gaza, for data collection a stratified typological sampling was carried out, where 45 plots of 20x25m in size were established, for three types of vegetation namely Mopane forest, Mecrusse and wooded prairie, to estimate the carbon stock in each type of vegetation, data was collected for each forest component, namely arboreal vegetation, herbaceous vegetation, and necromass, to obtain carbon values, biomass was estimated for each forest component, stock estimates of carbon were obtained following the IPCC rules, according to which 47% of each biomass component corresponds to carbon, more studies like these are encouraged as they serve as indicators of environmental quality and also as an instrument for decision-making from the point of view forest and biodiversity conservation, and design possible strategies for mitigating climate chang