Estimation Of Carbon Stock In Dry Evergreen Montane Forest And Its Role In Climate Change Mitigation The Case Of Bale Mountains National Park

The role of forests in mitigating the effects of climate change depends on carbonrnsequestration potential of the vegetation. This research investigated carbon stockrnpotential of vegetation type in a dry evergreen montane forest of Bale MountainsrnNational Park. Moreover vegetation characterization was done before carbon stockrnwas estimated from different carbon pools (above and below ground biomass, litterrnand soil). Systematic transect sampling method was used to measure all trees/shrubsrnwith diameter at breast height ≥ 5cm for its diameter at breast height and height asrnwell as representative samples for litter and soil was taken in the plot size of 10x20m.rnRegarding the vegetation cover, at the lower altitude the grasses are denselyrnpopulated and associated with the domination of Juniperus procera tree species. Thernmiddle zone is characterized by mixed vegetation like Juniperus procer, Hageniarnabyssinica, Hypericum revolutum and Myrsine melanophloeos trees populationrnwhereas the higher zone is dominated with Erica arborea species that associated withrnflat land rock and different grasses. The average total carbon stock density of thernPark Forest was 181.98 t/ha of carbon where the litter biomass account 1.38t/ha, treernbiomass account 57.91 t/ha and the soil account 122.69t/ha.rnKey words: Bale Mountains National Park, Carbon stock, Climate change Mitigation,rnDiameter at breast height and Dry evergreen montane forest.

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