Indonesian Journal of Forestry Research
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2020): Indonesian Journal of Forestry Research

CARBON LOSS AFFECTED BY FIRES ON VARIOUS FORESTS AND LAND TYPES IN SOUTH SUMATERA

Hengki Siahaan (Enviroment and Forestry Research and Development Institute of Palembang)
Adi Kunarso (Unknown)
Agus Sumadi (Enviroment and Forestry Research and Development Institute of Palembang)
Purwanto Purwanto (Environment and Forestry Research and Development Institute of Palembang)
Teddy Rusolono (Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agriculture University)
Tatang Tiryana (Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agriculture University)
Hendy Sumantri (Biodiversity and Climate Change Project (Bioclime))
Berthold Haasler (Biodiversity and Climate Change Project (Bioclime))



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Apr 2020

Abstract

Forest and land fires are a high source of emissions in South Sumatera. In line with the national policy, South Sumatera Province commits in reducing emission, include emission from the forest and land fire. This research was aimed to assess carbon loss affected by fire in the year of 2015 that covered 3 districts in South Sumatera i.e Musi Banyuasin, Banyuasin, and Musi Rawas. The research was conducted by remeasurement of carbon stocks plots on 4 forests and land type i.e. secondary peat swamp forest, secondary dryland forest, bushes swamp, and forest plantation. Carbon stocks measuring are conducted on sample plots in a rectangular shape of 20 m x 50 m of size for various types of natural forest and a circle shape in the radius of 11.29 cm and 7.98 cm respectively for forest plantation of < 4 years and > 4 years old. Furthermore, carbon stocks in each plot are measured for 3 carbon pools of above-ground biomass, deadwood and litter. The result shows that carbon loss was varying on each forest and land type. The largest number of carbon loss occur on secondary peat swamp forest of 94.2 t/ha that equivalent to the emission of 345.4 t CO2eq. The second largest of carbon loss occur on secondary dryland forest of 36.3 t/ha following by forest plantation and bushes swamp of 18.5 t/ha and 13.5 t/ha.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijfr

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry

Description

Indonesian Journal of Forestry Research (IJFR) was first published as Journal of Forestry Research (JFR) in November 2004 (ISSN 0216-0919). The last issue of JFR was published in December 2013. The Journal has been accredited by the Indonesian Institute of Sciences since 2008 and by the Ministry of ...