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DOI	10.3390/land13040461
	Structure and Carbon Capture of a Temperate Mixed Forest across Altitudinal Gradients in Northern Mexico
	Castruita-Esparza, Luis U.; Narvaez-Flores, Raul; Gutierrez, Melida; Mojica-Guerrero, Aldo S.; Quinones-Barraza, Geronimo; Hernandez-Salas, Javier
发表日期	2024
EISSN	2073-445X
起始页码	13
结束页码	4
卷号	13 期号:4
英文摘要	Maximizing the ability of forests to capture carbon (C) from the atmosphere is critical to mitigate global warming. This is a daunting task as the warming climate is adversely affecting forests with increasing forest fires, pests, and a shift to tree species that can tolerate the newer climate conditions. A large (about 1 million hectares) mixed pine-oak forest in Chihuahua, Mexico, was characterized via 151 plots to determine its floristic diversity and biomass with respect to species, age (tree diameter), and at four altitudinal gradients equally distributed between 1850 and 2850 masl. Higher richness and diversity were found at the altitudinal gradient of 2101-2350 m with 36 species and a Shannon's index (H') of 2.95, and the lowest at 2601-2850 m with 17 species and H' of 2.37. The Sorensen Index showed a high similarity in species composition, with the highest values (71% to 79%) obtained for the 2351-2600 gradient. C storage of the mixed forest increased with altitude from 7.85 Mg C ha(-1) in the 1850-2100 m gradient to 14.82 Mg C ha(-1) in the 2601-2850 m gradient. C storage in oak decreased with altitude while C storage of pine increased. Viable strategies to maximize C storage under changing climate conditions are discussed, including social safeguards and sale of carbon credits.
英文关键词	carbon storage; aboveground mass; importance value index; temperate forest; Pinus sp.; Quercus sp.
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS类目	Environmental Studies
WOS记录号	WOS:001211295900001
来源期刊	LAND
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/298360
作者单位	Missouri State University; Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Castruita-Esparza, Luis U.,Narvaez-Flores, Raul,Gutierrez, Melida,et al. Structure and Carbon Capture of a Temperate Mixed Forest across Altitudinal Gradients in Northern Mexico[J],2024,13(4).
APA	Castruita-Esparza, Luis U.,Narvaez-Flores, Raul,Gutierrez, Melida,Mojica-Guerrero, Aldo S.,Quinones-Barraza, Geronimo,&Hernandez-Salas, Javier.(2024).Structure and Carbon Capture of a Temperate Mixed Forest across Altitudinal Gradients in Northern Mexico.LAND,13(4).
MLA	Castruita-Esparza, Luis U.,et al."Structure and Carbon Capture of a Temperate Mixed Forest across Altitudinal Gradients in Northern Mexico".LAND 13.4(2024).