Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Research Journal of Biotechnology, cilt.9, sa.10, ss.53-61, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
The aim of this study was to investigate the aboveground biomass and carbon stocks stored in the biomass on the shrublands of Kermes oak (Quercus coccifera L.), which is a very common species within the maquis vegetation of the Mediterranean Region in Turkey. To this end, the aboveground biomass components (branches, leaves and stems) were cut and collected from 1 m2plots in 10 study sites with 3 replications and they were weighed separately. Furthermore, carbon concentration in the biomass components was measured. Then, biomass and carbon stocks in the study sites were calculated taking account of the canopy cover. The carbon concentration was found as 51.14% for leaves, 49.15% for branches and 48.56% for stems. The weighted average carbon concentration of the aboveground mass was found to be 49.27%. On the other hand, the carbon density varied from 4.35 to 40.59 Mg ha-1(mean 16.65 Mg ha-1), which indicated a considerable amount of carbon stock in the kermes oak shrubs. Moreover, biomass equations were also formulated under this study. The basal area at ground level (G, cm2m-2) and mean shoot length (H, m) were used separately or as G2H in all equations as independent variables. The significance level of all biomass equations is P < 0.001.