Carbon in the soil: comparison between a pasture area and a forest

The objective was determining the amount of carbon that floor grasses contribute with respect to a forest. The study was carried in Turrialba, Costa Rica. It was evaluated: concentration of carbon, organic carbon, apparent density and organic matter.  The forest captured and stored more car...

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Autores: Rojas-Solano, Jennifer, Brenes-Gamboa, Saúl, Abarca-Monge, Sergio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/47695
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/intersedes/article/view/47695
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Carbon sinks, pasture carbon dynamics, carbon sequestration.
Sumideros de carbono, dinámica del carbono en pastos, captura de carbono.
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Sumario:The objective was determining the amount of carbon that floor grasses contribute with respect to a forest. The study was carried in Turrialba, Costa Rica. It was evaluated: concentration of carbon, organic carbon, apparent density and organic matter.  The forest captured and stored more carbon than the grasses, but the bulk density of the soil was lower in the grasses. In the grass C. nlemfuensis, it obtained the highest values for the concentration of carbon and aerial biomass.