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: Received: 16 August 2024 / Approved: 16 August 2024 / Online: 19 August 2024 (14:49:27 CEST)
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Kurtz, B. C.; Almeida, T. M. H. D.; Coelho, M. A. N.; Deccache, L. S. J.; Tortorelli, R. M.; Gonzaga, D. R.; Madureira, L. K.; Guedes-Oliveira, R.; Barros, C. F.; Siqueira, M. F. D. Quantifying Carbon Stocks in Urban Trees: Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden as an Important Tropical Carbon Sink. Preprints2024, 2024081262. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1262.v1
Kurtz, B. C.; Almeida, T. M. H. D.; Coelho, M. A. N.; Deccache, L. S. J.; Tortorelli, R. M.; Gonzaga, D. R.; Madureira, L. K.; Guedes-Oliveira, R.; Barros, C. F.; Siqueira, M. F. D. Quantifying Carbon Stocks in Urban Trees: Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden as an Important Tropical Carbon Sink. Preprints 2024, 2024081262. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1262.v1
Kurtz, B. C.; Almeida, T. M. H. D.; Coelho, M. A. N.; Deccache, L. S. J.; Tortorelli, R. M.; Gonzaga, D. R.; Madureira, L. K.; Guedes-Oliveira, R.; Barros, C. F.; Siqueira, M. F. D. Quantifying Carbon Stocks in Urban Trees: Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden as an Important Tropical Carbon Sink. Preprints2024, 2024081262. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1262.v1
APA Style
Kurtz, B. C., Almeida, T. M. H. D., Coelho, M. A. N., Deccache, L. S. J., Tortorelli, R. M., Gonzaga, D. R., Madureira, L. K., Guedes-Oliveira, R., Barros, C. F., & Siqueira, M. F. D. (2024). Quantifying Carbon Stocks in Urban Trees: Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden as an Important Tropical Carbon Sink. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1262.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Kurtz, B. C., Claudia Franca Barros and Marinez Ferreira de Siqueira. 2024 "Quantifying Carbon Stocks in Urban Trees: Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden as an Important Tropical Carbon Sink" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1262.v1
Abstract
The rapid urbanization process in recent decades has altered the carbon cycle and exacerbated the impact of climate change, prompting many cities to develop tree planting and green area preservation as mitigation and adaptation measures. While numerous studies have estimated the carbon stocks of urban trees in temperate and subtropical cities, data from tropical regions, including tropical botanic gardens, are scarce. This study aimed to quantify the aboveground biomass and carbon (AGB and AGC, respectively) stocks in trees at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden arboretum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Our survey included 6793 stems with a diameter at breast height (DBH) ≥ 10 cm. The total AGB was 8,047.24 Mg, representing 4,023.62 Mg of AGC. The AGB density was 207.4 Mg.ha-1 (AGC = 103.7 Mg.ha-1), which is slightly lower than the density stored in Brazil's main forest complexes: the Atlantic and Amazon forests, but much higher than in many cities worldwide. Our results suggest that, in addition to their global importance for plant conservation, tropical botanic gardens could function as significant carbon sinks within the urban matrix.
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