Homegarden agroforestry systems are sug- gested to hold a large potential for climate change mitigation and adaptation. This is due to their multifunc- tional role in providing income, food and ecosystem services while decreasing pressure on natural forests and hence saving and storing carbon. In this paper, above- ground biomass carbon and tree species diversity of trees was quantified in homegardens around two villages in the dry south-eastern part of Moneragala district of Sri Lanka. A total of 45 dry zone homegardens were sampled on size, diameter at breast height, tree height and species diversity. Using allometric equations, we find a mean above-ground biomass stock of 13 mega grams of carbon per hectare (Mg C ha-1) with a large range among homegardens (1–56 Mg C ha-1, n = 45) due to a variation of tree diversity and composition between individual homegardens. Mean above-ground carbon stock per unit area was higher in small homegardens (0.2 ha, 26 Mg C ha-1, n = 11) and statistically differ- ent compared to medium (0.4–0.8 ha, 9 Mg C ha-1, n=27) and large (1.0–1.2ha, 8MgCha-1, n=7) homegardens. In total, 4,278 trees were sampled and 70 tree species identified and recorded. The Shannon Wiener index were used to evaluate diversity per homegarden and ranged from 0.76 to 3.01 with a mean value of 2.05 ± 0.07 indicating a medium evenly distributed diversity of sampled tree species. The results show a vast heterogeneity in terms of carbon stock and tree diversity within the less studied dry zone homegar- dens; results that contribute to more knowledge of their expansion potential as well as climate mitigation and adaptation potential. The results are also useful for whether homegardens should be considered to be included as an activity to enhance natural forest cover within Sri Lanka’s newly commenced UN-REDD National Programme.
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机译:建议采用家庭园艺的农林业系统,以具有缓解和适应气候变化的巨大潜力。这是由于它们在提供收入,粮食和生态系统服务的同时,还减轻了对天然林的压力,从而节省和存储了碳,因此发挥了多方面的作用。在本文中,对斯里兰卡Moneragala地区东南部干燥的两个村庄周围的家庭花园中地上生物量碳和树木的物种多样性进行了量化。总共对45个干燥区的家园进行了采样,采样的大小,直径,胸高,树高和物种多样性。使用异速方程,我们发现平均地上生物量储量为每公顷13兆克碳(Mg C ha-1),其中居家园艺范围较大(1-56 Mg C ha-1,n = 45),这是由于各个家庭花园之间树木多样性和组成的变化。在小型家庭花园(0.2公顷,26 Mg C ha-1,n = 11)中,单位面积的平均地上碳储量更高,与中等水平(0.4–0.8公顷,9 Mg C ha-1,)有统计学差异。 n = 27)和大型(1.0–1.2ha,8MgCha-1,n = 7)家庭花园。总共采样了4,278棵树,并识别和记录了70种树种。 Shannon Wiener指数用于评估每个家园的多样性,其范围为0.76至3.01,平均值为2.05±0.07,表明样本树种的多样性中等。结果表明,在研究较少的干旱地区家庭中,碳储量和树木多样性存在很大的异质性。有助于更好地了解其扩张潜力以及减缓和适应气候变化潜力的成果。该结果对于是否应将家居花园视为一项旨在增加斯里兰卡新启动的联合国REDD国家计划中的天然林覆盖率的活动也很有用。
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