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Changes in Carbon Cycling during Development of Successional Agroforestry

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  • Tomas Selecky

    (Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research, Müncheberg 15374, Germany)

  • Sonoko D. Bellingrath-Kimura

    (Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research, Müncheberg 15374, Germany
    Faculty of Life Science, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin 14195, Germany)

  • Yuji Kobata

    (Department of International Environmental and Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu 183-8509, Japan)

  • Masaaki Yamada

    (Department of International Environmental and Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu 183-8509, Japan)

  • Iraê A. Guerrini

    (Department of International Environmental and Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu 183-8509, Japan
    Department of Soil and Environmental Ressources, Sao Paulo State University, Sao Paulo 01049-010, Brazil)

  • Helio M. Umemura

    (Department of International Environmental and Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu 183-8509, Japan)

  • Dinaldo A. Dos Santos

    (Cooperativa Agrícola Mista de Tomé-açu (CAMTA), Tome Acu 68.682-000, Brazil)

Abstract

Successional agroforestry systems (SAFS) mimic the structure of natural forests while providing economical outputs. This study clarifies how carbon cycling and carbon sequestration change during successional development of SAFS. In Brazil, three successional stages of SAFS, 6, 12, and 34 years old, were compared in terms of carbon balance. Aboveground biomass, fruit harvest, litterfall, soil respiration, and soil organic carbon were measured for two years and analyzed. Carbon sequestration expressed by net primary productivity increased with age of SAFS from 9.8 Mg·C·ha −1 ·year −1 in 6-year-old system to 13.5 Mg·C·ha −1 ·year −1 in 34-year-old system. Accumulation of plant biomass and increased internal carbon cycling in SAFS led to an intensive sequestration of carbon. SAFS can be a sustainable way of agricultural production on vulnerable tropical soils.

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  • Tomas Selecky & Sonoko D. Bellingrath-Kimura & Yuji Kobata & Masaaki Yamada & Iraê A. Guerrini & Helio M. Umemura & Dinaldo A. Dos Santos, 2017. "Changes in Carbon Cycling during Development of Successional Agroforestry," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 7(3), pages 1-12, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:7:y:2017:i:3:p:25-:d:92792
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