Carbon Stock Mapping Utilizing Accumulated Volume of Sequestrated Carbon at Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh
<p>Detailed map of Bangladesh Agricultural University.</p> "> Figure 2
<p>The major tree species (green bars) with their (<b>a</b>) height (black dashed line, in m), (<b>b</b>) diameter (blue dashed line, in cm), and (<b>c</b>) age (brown dashed line, in yr) within Bangladesh Agricultural University. Here the ‘major’ refers to trees having at least 25 or more in numbers.</p> "> Figure 3
<p>The major (≥25 in number) tree species with their (<b>a</b>) green weight (green line, in kg), (<b>b</b>) dry weight (blue line, in kg), and (<b>c</b>) C weight or C stock (black line, in kg) within Bangladesh Agricultural University.</p> "> Figure 4
<p>The major tree species with the amount of sequestrated C tree<sup>−1</sup> within Bangladesh Agricultural University.</p> "> Figure 5
<p>The interrelation between CS and C stock by the major trees at Bangladesh Agricultural University.</p> "> Figure 6
<p>C stock accumulation by total tree species year<sup>−1</sup> at Bangladesh Agricultural University.</p> "> Figure 7
<p>Inverse distance weighted (IDW) interpolation to show C stock at Bangladesh Agricultural University. A comparatively bigger area in the middle of F<sub>AS</sub> contributes zero (0) C stock due to existence of experimental crop fields.</p> "> Figure 8
<p>Inverse distance weighted (IDW) interpolation to show C stock at Botanical Garden (<b>left panel</b>) and Germ-Plasm Center (<b>right panel</b>) of Bangladesh Agricultural University.</p> ">
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Segmentation of the Study Area (BAU)
2.3. Data Collection
2.4. Experimental Work
2.4.1. Calculation of the Amount of CO2 Sequestered in a Tree yr−1
- (a)
- Determination of the total (green) weight of the tree;
- (b)
- Determination of the dry weight of the tree;
- (c)
- Determination of the weight of C in the tree;
- (d)
- Determination of the weight of CO2 sequestered in the tree;
- (e)
- Determination of the weight of CO2 sequestered in the tree yr−1.
2.4.2. Determine the Total (Green) Weight of the Tree
2.4.3. Determine the Dry Weight of the Tree
2.4.4. Determine the Weight of C in the Tree
2.4.5. Determine the Weight of CO2 Sequestered in the Tree
2.4.6. Determine the Weight of CO2 Sequestered in the Tree yr−1
3. Results
3.1. Major Trees with Height, Age and Diameter
3.2. Major Trees with Green Weight, Dry Weight and C Weight/C Stock
3.3. CS and C Stock Accumulation
3.4. C Stock Mapping at BAU
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Farukh, M.A.; Rani, K.; Nashif, S.M.; Khatun, R.; Toma, L.T.; Hyakumura, K.; Islam, K.K. Carbon Stock Mapping Utilizing Accumulated Volume of Sequestrated Carbon at Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh. Sustainability 2023, 15, 4300. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15054300
Farukh MA, Rani K, Nashif SM, Khatun R, Toma LT, Hyakumura K, Islam KK. Carbon Stock Mapping Utilizing Accumulated Volume of Sequestrated Carbon at Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh. Sustainability. 2023; 15(5):4300. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15054300
Chicago/Turabian StyleFarukh, Murad Ahmed, Kamona Rani, Sayed Mohammed Nashif, Rimi Khatun, Lotifa Tamanna Toma, Kimihiko Hyakumura, and Kazi Kamrul Islam. 2023. "Carbon Stock Mapping Utilizing Accumulated Volume of Sequestrated Carbon at Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh" Sustainability 15, no. 5: 4300. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15054300