Estimation of timber volume and carbon sequestration potential of second generation acacia mangium and acacia hybrid plantations

The existing Acacia mangium plantations will increasingly play an important role not only for wood production but also in storing and sequestering atmospheric carbon. There are allometric equations estimating biomass and carbon stocks for Acacia mangium, however they were obtained from small tria...

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Main Author:	Nur Syazni, Adam
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	SB Plant culture SD Forestry
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10929/1/Nur%20Syazni%20Adam%20ft.pdf
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spelling	my-unimas-ir.109292023-05-23T08:27:06Z Estimation of timber volume and carbon sequestration potential of second generation acacia mangium and acacia hybrid plantations 2015 Nur Syazni, Adam SB Plant culture SD Forestry The existing Acacia mangium plantations will increasingly play an important role not only for wood production but also in storing and sequestering atmospheric carbon. There are allometric equations estimating biomass and carbon stocks for Acacia mangium, however they were obtained from small trials or experimental plots and very few have been developed for plantations in Sarawak. The purpose of this study was to quantify the aboveground biomass as well as carbon stored and sequestered by two planting variants namely second generation Acacia mangium and Acacia hybrid aged approximately 10 years old. This study also determined the growth rate and yield of these variants. A total of 35 second generation Acacia mangium and 36 Acacia hybrid trees were harvested from a plantation owned by Daiken Sarawak Sdn. Bhd. Fresh weight of leaves, twigs, branches and stems were weighed in the field immediately after tree felling to obtain their green weight. Samples of leaves, twigs, branches and disks were acquired, weighed and packed in a container for laboratory analyses. Growth performance was determined based on five plots of 30 x 30 m established at random in 10-year-old stands of both variants. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2015 Thesis http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10929/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10929/1/Nur%20Syazni%20Adam%20ft.pdf text en validuser masters Universiti Malaysia Sarawak Faculty of Resources Science and Technology
institution	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
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spellingShingle	SB Plant culture SD Forestry Nur Syazni, Adam Estimation of timber volume and carbon sequestration potential of second generation acacia mangium and acacia hybrid plantations
description	The existing Acacia mangium plantations will increasingly play an important role not only for wood production but also in storing and sequestering atmospheric carbon. There are allometric equations estimating biomass and carbon stocks for Acacia mangium, however they were obtained from small trials or experimental plots and very few have been developed for plantations in Sarawak. The purpose of this study was to quantify the aboveground biomass as well as carbon stored and sequestered by two planting variants namely second generation Acacia mangium and Acacia hybrid aged approximately 10 years old. This study also determined the growth rate and yield of these variants. A total of 35 second generation Acacia mangium and 36 Acacia hybrid trees were harvested from a plantation owned by Daiken Sarawak Sdn. Bhd. Fresh weight of leaves, twigs, branches and stems were weighed in the field immediately after tree felling to obtain their green weight. Samples of leaves, twigs, branches and disks were acquired, weighed and packed in a container for laboratory analyses. Growth performance was determined based on five plots of 30 x 30 m established at random in 10-year-old stands of both variants.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Nur Syazni, Adam
author_facet	Nur Syazni, Adam
author_sort	Nur Syazni, Adam
title	Estimation of timber volume and carbon sequestration potential of second generation acacia mangium and acacia hybrid plantations
title_short	Estimation of timber volume and carbon sequestration potential of second generation acacia mangium and acacia hybrid plantations
title_full	Estimation of timber volume and carbon sequestration potential of second generation acacia mangium and acacia hybrid plantations
title_fullStr	Estimation of timber volume and carbon sequestration potential of second generation acacia mangium and acacia hybrid plantations
title_full_unstemmed	Estimation of timber volume and carbon sequestration potential of second generation acacia mangium and acacia hybrid plantations
title_sort	estimation of timber volume and carbon sequestration potential of second generation acacia mangium and acacia hybrid plantations
granting_institution	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
granting_department	Faculty of Resources Science and Technology
publishDate	2015
url	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10929/1/Nur%20Syazni%20Adam%20ft.pdf
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Estimation of timber volume and carbon sequestration potential of second generation acacia mangium and acacia hybrid plantations

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