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Stand biomass and carbon storage of bamboo forest in Penglipuran traditional village, Bali (Indonesia)

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Bamboo forest is an important land use in the traditional village of Penglipuran, Bali Indonesia. Bamboo growing in the rural areas can be a good choice for capturing CO2. I harvested selected culms to determine biomass content, and 50 % of dry weight biomass was calculated as carbon content. The Penglipuran bamboo forest supported six bamboo species in a one hectare sampling plot, all of the genus Gigantochloa. The clump and culm densities were 339 and 7190 ha−1, respectively. Total above- plus below-ground biomass was 87.35 Mg ha−1, and carbon storage was 43.67 Mg ha−1. Carbon storage estimated in the bamboo forest at Penglipuran offers insight into the opportunity for PES (payment for ecosystem services) through emission trading mechanisms.

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Acknowledgments

The author would like to express his gratitude to Ida Bagus Ketut Arinasa and I Nyoman Peneng for their assistances in the field work and for sharing their valuable knowledge. The study was financially supported by the Indonesian Ministry of Research and Technology through the Research Incentive for Researchers and Engineers.

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Project funding: This work was supported by the Indonesian Ministry of Research and Technology through the Research Incentive for Researchers and Engineers.

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Sujarwo, W. Stand biomass and carbon storage of bamboo forest in Penglipuran traditional village, Bali (Indonesia). J. For. Res. 27, 913–917 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-016-0227-0

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