IMPACT4SOIL OpenAire Recolector de Ciencia Abierta, RECOLECTA DIGITAL.CSIC Crossref Microsoft Academic Graph Agroforestry Systems Open Access 2015-08-05 Open AccessAgroforestry systems (AFS) play a major role in the sequestration of carbon (C). The objectives of this study were to quantify the organic C stocks in the above- and below-ground tree biomass and in the soil in a cattle-farming system with live fences (CFSLF) of Gliricidia sepium and to compare the levels with those of a cattle-farming system based on a grass monoculture (CFSGM). The methodology included a forest inventory in nine randomly assigned plots and the destructive sampling of G. sepium 32 trees, measuring for each tree the diameter at breast height (DBH), stem height, total tree height, branch weight, leaf weight and coarse root weight. In addition, we measured grass biomass, collected litterfall and collected soil samples at depths of 0–10, 10–20 and 20–30 cm in the plots. A logarithmic model was developed to quantify the above- and below-ground tree biomass. The soil organic matter was determined by the dry combustion method. The total carbon stored in the CFSLF was 119.82 Mg C ha−1, with the G. sepium trees contributing 5.7 % of the total C (6.48 Mg C ha−1). The CFSGM stored 113.34 Mg C ha−1. The grass biomass stored 15.32 Mg C ha−1 year−1 in the CFSGM and 15.68 Mg C ha−1 year−1 in the CFSLF, and the litterfall in the CFSLF stored 0.205 Mg C ha−1 year−1. Despite the modest contribution of G. sepium trees to the C storage, the total carbon accumulated in the CFSLF and CFSGM was similar. Open AccessAgroforestry systems (AFS) play a major role in the sequestration of carbon (C). The objectives of this study were to quantify the organic C stocks in the above- and below-ground tree biomass and in the soil in a cattle-farming system with live fences (CFSLF) of Gliricidia sepium and to compare the levels with those of a cattle-farming system based on a grass monoculture (CFSGM). The methodology included a forest inventory in nine randomly assigned plots and the destructive sampling of G. sepium 32 trees, measuring for each tree the diameter at breast height (DBH), stem height, total tree height, branch weight, leaf weight and coarse root weight. In addition, we measured grass biomass, collected litterfall and collected soil samples at depths of 0–10, 10–20 and 20–30 cm in the plots. A logarithmic model was developed to quantify the above- and below-ground tree biomass. The soil organic matter was determined by the dry combustion method. The total carbon stored in the CFSLF was 119.82 Mg C ha−1, with the G. sepium trees contributing 5.7 % of the total C (6.48 Mg C ha−1). The CFSGM stored 113.34 Mg C ha−1. The grass biomass stored 15.32 Mg C ha−1 year−1 in the CFSGM and 15.68 Mg C ha−1 year−1 in the CFSLF, and the litterfall in the CFSLF stored 0.205 Mg C ha−1 year−1. Despite the modest contribution of G. sepium trees to the C storage, the total carbon accumulated in the CFSLF and CFSGM was similar. Peer reviewed Open AccessAgroforestry systems (AFS) play a major role in the sequestration of carbon (C). The objectives of this study were to quantify the organic C stocks in the above- and below-ground tree biomass and in the soil in a cattle-farming system with live fences (CFSLF) of Gliricidia sepium and to compare the levels with those of a cattle-farming system based on a grass monoculture (CFSGM). The methodology included a forest inventory in nine randomly assigned plots and the destructive sampling of G. sepium 32 trees, measuring for each tree the diameter at breast height (DBH), stem height, total tree height, branch weight, leaf weight and coarse root weight. In addition, we measured grass biomass, collected litterfall and collected soil samples at depths of 0–10, 10–20 and 20–30 cm in the plots. A logarithmic model was developed to quantify the above- and below-ground tree biomass. The soil organic matter was determined by the dry combustion method. The total carbon stored in the CFSLF was 119.82 Mg C ha−1, with the G. sepium trees contributing 5.7 % of the total C (6.48 Mg C ha−1). The CFSGM stored 113.34 Mg C ha−1. The grass biomass stored 15.32 Mg C ha−1 year−1 in the CFSGM and 15.68 Mg C ha−1 year−1 in the CFSLF, and the litterfall in the CFSLF stored 0.205 Mg C ha−1 year−1. Despite the modest contribution of G. sepium trees to the C storage, the total carbon accumulated in the CFSLF and CFSGM was similar. Peer reviewed We would like to thank The College of the Southern Border for providing support to the first author during his doctoral studies in Agricultural Sciences at the University of Yucatan, Mexico. We are also grateful to the National Council of Science and Technology for the economic support provided during the research period. Open AccessAgroforestry systems (AFS) play a major role in the sequestration of carbon (C). The objectives of this study were to quantify the organic C stocks in the above- and below-ground tree biomass and in the soil in a cattle-farming system with live fences (CFSLF) of Gliricidia sepium and to compare the levels with those of a cattle-farming system based on a grass monoculture (CFSGM). The methodology included a forest inventory in nine randomly assigned plots and the destructive sampling of G. sepium 32 trees, measuring for each tree the diameter at breast height (DBH), stem height, total tree height, branch weight, leaf weight and coarse root weight. In addition, we measured grass biomass, collected litterfall and collected soil samples at depths of 0–10, 10–20 and 20–30 cm in the plots. A logarithmic model was developed to quantify the above- and below-ground tree biomass. The soil organic matter was determined by the dry combustion method. The total carbon stored in the CFSLF was 119.82 Mg C ha−1, with the G. sepium trees contributing 5.7 % of the total C (6.48 Mg C ha−1). The CFSGM stored 113.34 Mg C ha−1. The grass biomass stored 15.32 Mg C ha−1 year−1 in the CFSGM and 15.68 Mg C ha−1 year−1 in the CFSLF, and the litterfall in the CFSLF stored 0.205 Mg C ha−1 year−1. Despite the modest contribution of G. sepium trees to the C storage, the total carbon accumulated in the CFSLF and CFSGM was similar. Peer reviewed We would like to thank The College of the Southern Border for providing support to the first author during his doctoral studies in Agricultural Sciences at the University of Yucatan, Mexico. We are also grateful to the National Council of Science and Technology for the economic support provided during the research period. 14 Pág. Carbon sequestration Prediction equation 2. Zero hunger 0106 biological sciences Woody forage Grass monoculture Silvopastoral systems 0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences 15. Life on land 01 natural sciences Villanueva-López, Gilberto, Martínez-Zurimendi, Pablo, Casanova-Lugo, F., Ramírez-Avilés, Luis, Montañez-Escalante, Patricia. I., 2015-08-06 journalpaper Open AccessAgroforestry systems (AFS) play a major role in the sequestration of carbon (C). The objectives of this study were to quantify the organic C stocks in the above- and below-ground tree biomass and in the soil in a cattle-farming system with live fences (CFSLF) of Gliricidia sepium and to compare the levels with those of a cattle-farming system based on a grass monoculture (CFSGM). The methodology included a forest inventory in nine randomly assigned plots and the destructive sampling of G. sepium 32 trees, measuring for each tree the diameter at breast height (DBH), stem height, total tree height, branch weight, leaf weight and coarse root weight. In addition, we measured grass biomass, collected litterfall and collected soil samples at depths of 0–10, 10–20 and 20–30 cm in the plots. A logarithmic model was developed to quantify the above- and below-ground tree biomass. The soil organic matter was determined by the dry combustion method. The total carbon stored in the CFSLF was 119.82 Mg C ha−1, with the G. sepium trees contributing 5.7 % of the total C (6.48 Mg C ha−1). The CFSGM stored 113.34 Mg C ha−1. The grass biomass stored 15.32 Mg C ha−1 year−1 in the CFSGM and 15.68 Mg C ha−1 year−1 in the CFSLF, and the litterfall in the CFSLF stored 0.205 Mg C ha−1 year−1. Despite the modest contribution of G. sepium trees to the C storage, the total carbon accumulated in the CFSLF and CFSGM was similar. Open AccessAgroforestry systems (AFS) play a major role in the sequestration of carbon (C). The objectives of this study were to quantify the organic C stocks in the above- and below-ground tree biomass and in the soil in a cattle-farming system with live fences (CFSLF) of Gliricidia sepium and to compare the levels with those of a cattle-farming system based on a grass monoculture (CFSGM). The methodology included a forest inventory in nine randomly assigned plots and the destructive sampling of G. sepium 32 trees, measuring for each tree the diameter at breast height (DBH), stem height, total tree height, branch weight, leaf weight and coarse root weight. In addition, we measured grass biomass, collected litterfall and collected soil samples at depths of 0–10, 10–20 and 20–30 cm in the plots. A logarithmic model was developed to quantify the above- and below-ground tree biomass. The soil organic matter was determined by the dry combustion method. The total carbon stored in the CFSLF was 119.82 Mg C ha−1, with the G. sepium trees contributing 5.7 % of the total C (6.48 Mg C ha−1). The CFSGM stored 113.34 Mg C ha−1. The grass biomass stored 15.32 Mg C ha−1 year−1 in the CFSGM and 15.68 Mg C ha−1 year−1 in the CFSLF, and the litterfall in the CFSLF stored 0.205 Mg C ha−1 year−1. Despite the modest contribution of G. sepium trees to the C storage, the total carbon accumulated in the CFSLF and CFSGM was similar. Peer reviewed Open AccessAgroforestry systems (AFS) play a major role in the sequestration of carbon (C). The objectives of this study were to quantify the organic C stocks in the above- and below-ground tree biomass and in the soil in a cattle-farming system with live fences (CFSLF) of Gliricidia sepium and to compare the levels with those of a cattle-farming system based on a grass monoculture (CFSGM). The methodology included a forest inventory in nine randomly assigned plots and the destructive sampling of G. sepium 32 trees, measuring for each tree the diameter at breast height (DBH), stem height, total tree height, branch weight, leaf weight and coarse root weight. In addition, we measured grass biomass, collected litterfall and collected soil samples at depths of 0–10, 10–20 and 20–30 cm in the plots. A logarithmic model was developed to quantify the above- and below-ground tree biomass. The soil organic matter was determined by the dry combustion method. The total carbon stored in the CFSLF was 119.82 Mg C ha−1, with the G. sepium trees contributing 5.7 % of the total C (6.48 Mg C ha−1). The CFSGM stored 113.34 Mg C ha−1. The grass biomass stored 15.32 Mg C ha−1 year−1 in the CFSGM and 15.68 Mg C ha−1 year−1 in the CFSLF, and the litterfall in the CFSLF stored 0.205 Mg C ha−1 year−1. Despite the modest contribution of G. sepium trees to the C storage, the total carbon accumulated in the CFSLF and CFSGM was similar. Peer reviewed We would like to thank The College of the Southern Border for providing support to the first author during his doctoral studies in Agricultural Sciences at the University of Yucatan, Mexico. We are also grateful to the National Council of Science and Technology for the economic support provided during the research period. Open AccessAgroforestry systems (AFS) play a major role in the sequestration of carbon (C). The objectives of this study were to quantify the organic C stocks in the above- and below-ground tree biomass and in the soil in a cattle-farming system with live fences (CFSLF) of Gliricidia sepium and to compare the levels with those of a cattle-farming system based on a grass monoculture (CFSGM). The methodology included a forest inventory in nine randomly assigned plots and the destructive sampling of G. sepium 32 trees, measuring for each tree the diameter at breast height (DBH), stem height, total tree height, branch weight, leaf weight and coarse root weight. In addition, we measured grass biomass, collected litterfall and collected soil samples at depths of 0–10, 10–20 and 20–30 cm in the plots. A logarithmic model was developed to quantify the above- and below-ground tree biomass. The soil organic matter was determined by the dry combustion method. The total carbon stored in the CFSLF was 119.82 Mg C ha−1, with the G. sepium trees contributing 5.7 % of the total C (6.48 Mg C ha−1). The CFSGM stored 113.34 Mg C ha−1. The grass biomass stored 15.32 Mg C ha−1 year−1 in the CFSGM and 15.68 Mg C ha−1 year−1 in the CFSLF, and the litterfall in the CFSLF stored 0.205 Mg C ha−1 year−1. Despite the modest contribution of G. sepium trees to the C storage, the total carbon accumulated in the CFSLF and CFSGM was similar. Peer reviewed We would like to thank The College of the Southern Border for providing support to the first author during his doctoral studies in Agricultural Sciences at the University of Yucatan, Mexico. We are also grateful to the National Council of Science and Technology for the economic support provided during the research period. 14 Pág. Carbon Storage In Livestock Systems With And Without Live Fences Of Gliricidia Sepium In The Humid Tropics Of Mexico 10.1007/s10457-015-9836-4 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-015-9836-4