American Journal of Environmental Protection

Special Issue

Forest Ecosystem Carbon Stock Variation Along Altitudinal and Slope Gradient

  • Submission Deadline: Dec. 30, 2016
  • Status: Submission Closed
  • Lead Guest Editor: Muluken Nega Bazezew
About This Special Issue
Forests has important role in global CO2 emission reduction. Trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, litter and forest soil are important pools that play significant prominence for this emission reduction. However, the carbon stored in the forest is varied due to different environmental factors. Thus, this study will investigate the major environmental factors (altitude and slope) that could have an effect on carbon stock variation.

Aims and Scope:

1. Carbon stock in trees and variation along altitudinal and slope gradient.
2. Carbon stock in shrubs and variation along altitudinal and slope gradient.
3. Carbon stock in herbs and variation along altitudinal and slope gradient.
4. Carbon stock in grasses and variation along altitudinal and slope gradient.
5. Carbon stock in organic soil and variation along altitudinal and slope gradient.
Lead Guest Editor
  • Muluken Nega Bazezew

    Department of Natural Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia

Published Articles
  • Quantitative Analysis of Ngoma Forest in Kafue National Park, Zambia

    Henry Kankomba Mwima

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 1-1, February 2017
    Pages: 9-16
    Received: Dec. 15, 2016
    Accepted: Dec. 23, 2016
    Published: Jan. 20, 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajeps.s.2017060101.12
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    Abstract: Ngoma Forest is one of the eleven major vegetation types in Kafue National Park. Between 1997 and 2002, a study was undertaken to quantify the vegetation and landscape of Ngoma Forest. The key vegetation measurement variables taken from fourteen 20m X 20m sampling plots were: height, diameter at breast height (DBH) and crown size. In addition to ve... Show More
  • Variations in Forest Carbon Stocks Along Environmental Gradients in Egdu Forest of Oromia Region, Ethiopia: Implications for Sustainable Forest Management

    Adugna Feyissa Gubena , Teshome Soromessa

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 1-1, February 2017
    Pages: 1-8
    Received: Jun. 05, 2015
    Accepted: Jun. 07, 2015
    Published: Oct. 18, 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajeps.s.2017060101.11
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    Abstract: Forests play a significant role in climate change mitigation by sequestering and storing more carbon from the atmosphere than any other terrestrial ecosystem. Although a number of studies have been done on carbon stock estimations, the influence of environmental factors on forest carbon stocks has not been properly addressed. This study was conduct... Show More