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Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry Systems

Opportunities and Challenges

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Editors:
  1. B. Mohan Kumar

    1. Thrissur, Kerala,, India

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  2. P. K. Ramachandran Nair

    1. School of Forest Resources &, Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

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  • Global coverage of the subject Compendium of original research articles, case studies, and regional overviews Focuses on current research and emerging issues

Part of the book series: Advances in Agroforestry (ADAG, volume 8)

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Tree based production systems abound especially in the tropics.  Despite the pervasiveness of such multipurpose “trees-outside-forest” resources, they have not attracted adequate attention in the development paradigms of many nation states.  These multispecies production systems impact the ecosystem processes favourably. Yet, our understanding of the diversity attributes and carbon dynamics under agroforestry is not adequate.  This book focuses on the role of multispecies production systems involving tree and crop species as a means for carbon sequestration and thereby reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.  Sixteen chapters organized into three broad sections titled: Measurement and Estimation, Agrobiodiversity and Tree Management, and Policy and Socioeconomic Aspects represent a cross section of the opportunities and challenges in current research and emerging issues in harnessing carbon sequestration potential of agroforestry systems.

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Measurement and Estimation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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  3. Measurement and Estimation

    1. Methodological Challenges in Estimating Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry Systems

      • P. K. Ramachandran Nair
      Pages 3-16

    2. Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry Practices in Temperate North America

      • Ranjith P. Udawatta, Shibu Jose
      Pages 17-42

    3. Carbon Sequestration in European Agroforestry Systems

      • M. R. Mosquera-Losada, Dirk Freese, A. Rigueiro-Rodríguez
      Pages 43-59

    4. Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry Systems in Africa

      • Eike Luedeling, Gudeta Sileshi, Tracy Beedy, Johannes Dietz
      Pages 61-83

    5. Soil Carbon Sequestration in Cacao Agroforestry Systems: A Case Study from Bahia, Brazil

      • E. F. Gama-Rodrigues, A. C. Gama-Rodrigues, P. K. Ramachandran Nair
      Pages 85-99

    6. Carbon Sequestration Potential of Silvopastoral and Other Land Use Systems in the Chilean Patagonia

      • Francis Dube, Naresh V. Thevathasan, Erick Zagal, Andrew M. Gordon, Neal B. Stolpe, Miguel Espinosa
      Pages 101-127

    7. Carbon Pools in Tree Biomass and Soils Under Rotational Woodlot Systems in Eastern Tanzania

      • A. A. Kimaro, M. E. Isaac, S. A. O. Chamshama
      Pages 129-143

    8. Silvopasture and Carbon Sequestration with Special Reference to the Brazilian Savanna (Cerrado)

      • P. K. Ramachandran Nair, Rafael G. Tonucci, Rasmo Garcia, Vimala D. Nair
      Pages 145-162

    9. Biomass and Carbon Accumulation in Land Use Systems of Claveria, the Philippines

      • Shushan Ghirmai Brakas, Jens B. Aune
      Pages 163-175

  4. Agrobiodiversity and Tree Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177
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  5. Agrobiodiversity and Tree management

    1. Linking Carbon, Biodiversity and Livelihoods Near Forest Margins: The Role of Agroforestry

      • Götz Schroth, Maria do Socorro Souza da Mota, Terry Hills, Lorena Soto-Pinto, Iwan Wijayanto, Candra Wirawan Arief et al.
      Pages 179-200

    2. Assessing the Carbon Sequestration in Short Rotation Coppices of Robinia pseudoacacia L. on Marginal Sites in Northeast Germany

      • Ansgar Quinkenstein, Christian Böhm, Eduardo da Silva Matos, Dirk Freese, Reinhard F. Hüttl
      Pages 201-216

    3. Does Tree Management Affect Biomass and Soil Carbon Stocks of Acacia mangium Willd. Stands in Kerala, India?

      • T. K. Kunhamu, B. Mohan Kumar, S. Samuel
      Pages 217-228

  6. Policy and Socioeconomic Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 229-229
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    2. Can Forest Carbon Finance Influence Land Tenure Security in Project Areas? Preliminary Lessons from Projects in Niger and Kenya

      • André Rodrigues de Aquino, André Aasrud, Leticia Guimarães
      Pages 231-246

    3. Constructing Public Policy in a Participatory Manner: From Local Carbon Sequestration Projects to Network Governance in Chiapas, Mexico

      • Celia Ruiz-De-Oña-Plaza, Lorena Soto-Pinto, Stephanie Paladino, Federico Morales, Elsa Esquivel
      Pages 247-262

    4. Inpang Carbon Bank in Northeast Thailand: A Community Effort in Carbon Trading from Agroforestry Projects

      • Jay H. Samek, David L. Skole, Usa Klinhom, Chetphong Butthep, Charlie Navanugraha, Pornchai Uttaruk et al.
      Pages 263-280

    5. The Socioeconomic Context of Carbon Sequestration in Agroforestry: A Case Study from Homegardens of Kerala, India

      • Subhrajit K. Saha, Taylor V. Stein, P. K. Ramachandran Nair, Michael G. Andreu
      Pages 281-298
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Thrissur, Kerala,, India

    B. Mohan Kumar

  • School of Forest Resources &, Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

    P. K. Ramachandran Nair

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry Systems

  • Book Subtitle: Opportunities and Challenges

  • Editors: B. Mohan Kumar, P. K. Ramachandran Nair

  • Series Title: Advances in Agroforestry

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1630-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature B.V. 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-1629-2Published: 05 August 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3777-8Published: 26 November 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-1630-8Published: 05 August 2011

  • Series ISSN: 1875-1199

  • Series E-ISSN: 1875-1202

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 310

  • Topics: Forestry, Applied Ecology, Environment, general, Climate Change, Agriculture, Ecosystems

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