An assessment of changes in biomass carbon stocks in tree crops and forests in Malaysia
This study assesses changes in the biomass carbon stocks of forests and tree crops in Malaysia during the period 1981 to 2000; a time of rapid expansion in oil palm cultivation. Peninsular Malaysia and the East Malaysian states of Sahah and Sarawak are considered separately. Changes in the planted areas of oil palm, other tree crops (rnhher, cocoa, coconut) and forests are presented, as are changes in the total biomass of each vegetation type as estimated from the product of area and biomass density. Although oil palm area increased progressively in all three regions, total forest plus tree crop area was redticed in 2000 compared with 1980 by 0.87 million ha, thus perpetuating a historical trend. The decline was gradual in Peninsular Malaysia but more erratic in the East Malaysian states. The eflect of various asstirnptions on the outcomes ofthe analysis and the implications for carbon emissions and total carbon balance are discussed, and the contrihution of oil palm in reducing potential carbon emissions is evaluated.
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| Format: | biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Reino Unido: The Forest Research Institute Malaysia,
2005
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| Subjects: | CAUCHO, COCO, |
| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/23616575 |
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