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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 1998, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (4): 341-344.

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Carbon pool of tropical mountain rain forests in Jianfengling and effect of clear-cutting on it

Wu Zhongmin, Li Yide, Zeng Qingbo, Zhou Guangyi, Chen Bufeng, Du Zhihu, Lin Mingxian   

  1. Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Guangzhou 510520
  • Received:1996-05-08 Revised:1996-10-03 Online:1998-07-25 Published:1998-07-25

Abstract: Studies on the carbon pool of virgin and regenerated tropical mountain rain forests in Jianfengling, Hainan Island, China, and the effect of clear-cutting on it show that the total carbon pool of virgin tropical mountain rain forest was 340.467t·hm-2, of which, the storage of plant carbon, soil organic carbon and litter layer carbon accounted for 232.791, 104.696 and 2.98t·hm-2, respectively.The total carbon pool of regenerated tropical mountain rain forest was 258.996t·hm-2, of which, the storage of plant carbon, soil organic carbon and litter layer carbon accounted for 150.203, 105.803 and 2.99t·hm-2, respectively.Clear-cutting could cause the decrease of carbon storage of forest soil, and natural regeneration could make the carbon storage recover fast.After clear-cutting, the total carbon pool of 26-year-old natural regenerated forest was only 76% of that of the virgin forest.

Key words: Carbon pool, Tropical mountain rain forest, Clear-cutting, Jianfengling of Hainan Island, microbial community composition, root trenching, litter removal, microbial biomass, enzyme activity, subtropical sandy coastal area