Biochar effects on two tropical tree species and its potential as a tool for reforestation
An indigenous farming technique that's been around for thousands of years provides the basis for restoring rain forests stripped clear of trees by gold mining and other threats. A carbon-based soil amendment called biochar is a cheap and effective way to support tree seedling survival during reforestation efforts in the Amazon rain forest. Restoring and recovering rain forests has become increasingly important for combating climate change, since these wide swaths of trees can absorb billions of tons of carbon dioxide each year. The problem is particularly acute in areas mined for alluvial gold deposits, which devastate not only rain forest trees but also soils. High costs can be a huge barrier to replanting, fertilizing and nurturing trees to replace those lost in the rain forest. Using biochar combined with fertilizer significantly improved height and diameter growth of tree seedlings while also increasing the number of leaves the seedlings developed. The experiment, based in a Peruvian Amazon region of Madre de Dios, the heart of illegal gold mining trade in that country, used two tropical tree species: the fast-growing Guazuma crinita and Terminalia amazonia, a late successional tree often used as timber.
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dig-iiap-pe-20.500.12921-4122024-01-03T15:34:44Z Biochar effects on two tropical tree species and its potential as a tool for reforestation Lefebvre, David Román Dañobeytia, Francisco Soete, Judith Cabanillas, France Corvera Gomringer, Ronald Ascorra, César Fernández, Luis E. Silman, Miles Reforestación Carbón vegetal Terminalia amazonia Guazuma crinita Bertholletia excelsa Fenotipos Rehabilitación forestal Restauración del paisaje forestal Conservación de suelos Minería Amazonía Madre de Dios An indigenous farming technique that's been around for thousands of years provides the basis for restoring rain forests stripped clear of trees by gold mining and other threats. A carbon-based soil amendment called biochar is a cheap and effective way to support tree seedling survival during reforestation efforts in the Amazon rain forest. Restoring and recovering rain forests has become increasingly important for combating climate change, since these wide swaths of trees can absorb billions of tons of carbon dioxide each year. The problem is particularly acute in areas mined for alluvial gold deposits, which devastate not only rain forest trees but also soils. High costs can be a huge barrier to replanting, fertilizing and nurturing trees to replace those lost in the rain forest. Using biochar combined with fertilizer significantly improved height and diameter growth of tree seedlings while also increasing the number of leaves the seedlings developed. The experiment, based in a Peruvian Amazon region of Madre de Dios, the heart of illegal gold mining trade in that country, used two tropical tree species: the fast-growing Guazuma crinita and Terminalia amazonia, a late successional tree often used as timber. Revisión por pares 2019-11-19T21:21:40Z 2019-11-19T21:21:40Z 2019-08 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Forests, 10(8): 678 1999-4907 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12921/412 https://doi.org/10.3390/f10080678 Forests 10.3390/f10080678 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/article https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/10/8/678 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/pe/ application/pdf application/pdf text/plain; charset=utf-8 MDPI Publishing Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana Repositorio Institucional - IIAP |
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Reforestación Carbón vegetal Terminalia amazonia Guazuma crinita Bertholletia excelsa Fenotipos Rehabilitación forestal Restauración del paisaje forestal Conservación de suelos Minería Amazonía Madre de Dios Reforestación Carbón vegetal Terminalia amazonia Guazuma crinita Bertholletia excelsa Fenotipos Rehabilitación forestal Restauración del paisaje forestal Conservación de suelos Minería Amazonía Madre de Dios Lefebvre, David Román Dañobeytia, Francisco Soete, Judith Cabanillas, France Corvera Gomringer, Ronald Ascorra, César Fernández, Luis E. Silman, Miles Biochar effects on two tropical tree species and its potential as a tool for reforestation |
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An indigenous farming technique that's been around for thousands of years provides the basis for restoring rain forests stripped clear of trees by gold mining and other threats. A carbon-based soil amendment called biochar is a cheap and effective way to support tree seedling survival during reforestation efforts in the Amazon rain forest. Restoring and recovering rain forests has become increasingly important for combating climate change, since these wide swaths of trees can absorb billions of tons of carbon dioxide each year. The problem is particularly acute in areas mined for alluvial gold deposits, which devastate not only rain forest trees but also soils. High costs can be a huge barrier to replanting, fertilizing and nurturing trees to replace those lost in the rain forest. Using biochar combined with fertilizer significantly improved height and diameter growth of tree seedlings while also increasing the number of leaves the seedlings developed. The experiment, based in a Peruvian Amazon region of Madre de Dios, the heart of illegal gold mining trade in that country, used two tropical tree species: the fast-growing Guazuma crinita and Terminalia amazonia, a late successional tree often used as timber. |
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