@article{fdi:010067762,
  title = {{E}stimate of biomass and carbon pools in disturbed and undisturbed oak forests in {T}unisia},
  author = {{Z}ribi, {L}. and {C}haar, {H}. and {K}haldi, {A}. and {H}anchi, {B}. and {M}ouillot, {F}lorent and {G}harbi, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}im of the study. {T}o estimate biomass and carbon accumulation in a young and disturbed forest (regenerated after a tornado) and an aged cork oak forest (undisturbed forest) as well as its distribution among the different pools (tree, litter and soil). {A}rea of study. {T}he north west of {T}unisia {M}aterial and methods. {C}arbon stocks were evaluated in the above and belowground cork oak trees, the litter and the 150 cm of the soil. {T}ree biomass was estimated in both young and aged forests using allometric biomass equations developed for wood stem, cork stem, wood branch, cork branch, leaves, roots and total tree biomass based on combinations of diameter at breast height, total height and crown length as independent variables. {M}ain results. {T}otal tree biomass in forests was 240.58 {M}g ha(-1) in the young forest and 411.30 {M}g ha-1 in the aged forest with a low root/shoot ratio (0.41 for young forest and 0.31 for aged forest). {T}otal stored carbon was 419.46 {M}g {C} ha(-1) in the young forest and 658.09 {M}g {C} ha(-1) in the aged forest. {C}arbon stock ({M}g {C} ha(-1)) was estimated to be113.61 (27.08%) and 194.08 (29.49%) in trees, 3.55 (0.85%) and 5.73 (0.87%) in litter and 302.30 (72.07%) and 458.27 (69.64%) in soil in the young and aged forests, respectively. {R}esearch highlights. {A}ged undisturbed forest had the largest tree biomass but a lower potential for accumulation of carbon in the future; in contrast, young disturbed forest had both higher growth and carbon storage potential.},
  keywords = {{T}ree biomass ; disturbance ; allometry ; cork oak forests ; soil organic ; carbon stock ; {TUNISIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}orest {S}ystems},
  volume = {25},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {e060 [12 p.]},
  ISSN = {2171-5068},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.5424/fs/2016252-08062},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010067762},
}