Carbon Sequestration by Tropical Trees and Crops: A Case Study of Oil Palm
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Carbon Sequestration by Tropical Vegetation
3. Carbon Sequestration by Tropical Crops
4. Oil Palm as a Tropical Tree Crop
5. Carbon Sequestration Potential of Oil Palm versus Tropical Forests
6. Tropical Peatland Impacts on Carbon Sequestration
7. Climate Change Impacts on Carbon Sequestration
8. Land Use Conversion (LUC) Impacts on Carbon Sequestration
9. Biomass Sequestration Potential of Oil Palm
9.1. Biomass for Fuel
9.2. Biomass for Structural and Other Materials
10. Oil Palm Carbon Sequestration in Comparison with Other Major Oil Crops
11. Conclusions and Outlook
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Indicator | Tropical Forest | Oil Palm Plantation |
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Gross assimilation, ton CO2/ha/yr | 163.5 | 161.0 |
Total respiration, ton CO2/ha/yr | 121.1 | 96.5 |
Net assimilation, ton CO2/ha/yr | 42.4 | 64.5 |
Oxygen production ton O2/ha/yr | 7.09 | 18.7 |
Leaf area index | 7.3 | 5.6 |
Photosynthetic efficiency, % | 1.73 | 3.18 |
Radiation conversion efficiency, g/mj | 0.86 | 1.68 |
Total area biomass, ton/ha | 431 | 100.0 |
Incremental biomass, ton/ha/yr | 5.8 | 8.3 |
Dry matter productivity, ton/ha/yr | 25.7 | 36.5 |
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