Document Type : Research Paper
Author
Assistant professor, Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center, Kermanshah, Iran
Abstract
All worldwide studies verifies global phenomenon of climate change caused by the greenhouse effect of carbon emissions on this planet. Carbon sequestration in terrestrial ecosystem is a sustainable approach, with no environmental risks. One of the key potential in carbon sequestration in our country is the watershed management biomechanical operations in the natural resources areas. This research was conducted to evaluate this operation options in north and middle parts of Zagros ecological zone in atmospheric carbon sequestration and to offer optimal options for these regions. For this purpose, in each of the provinces (Kermanshah, Lorestan, Kurdistan and Fars), one or more representative sites were selected. Then, soil, biomass and litter sampling were taken by field operations using systematic randomized method. Soil organic carbon and other soil physic-chemical properties and carbon stock of biomass and litter samples were determined in the laboratory. Then, carbon sequestration indices including soil, biomass, litter and total carbon sequestration, were measured per hectare. Analysis of the research results indicated that these operations are mainly planting of different trees along with flood and water spreading and bankets. Watershed management operations sequester up to 3.41 to 112.1 tons of carbon per hectare. Contribution of soil from total carbon sequestration was around 95 to 99 percent measured across different study site. Native terracing with tree planting of grapes (Vitis spp) and almond (Amygdalus spp) were the more efficient option in carbon sequestration along the selected areas.
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