Pendugaan Potensi Biomassa, Karbon, dan Serapan CO2 pada Enam Jenis Tegakan di Hutan Pendidikan Gunung Walat, Sukabumi

Abstract

Forest is an area that is mainly overgrown with trees and other woody plants that occupy a fairly large area. Forests play an important role as carbon stores and absorbers of carbon dioxide (CO2) where the biomass of trees and forest vegetation contains very large carbon stocks. This study aims to estimate the potential for biomass, carbon stocks, and to determine the potential for CO2 uptake in six stands in the Gunung Walat Educational Forest (HPGW), Sukabumi, West Java. Field data were collected on stands of Acacia (Acacia sp.), Gamal (Gliricidia sp.), Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), Pinus (Pinus sp.), Sengon (Albizia chinensis), Sonokeling (Dalbergia latifolia). The sample plots are 83 square plots with a plot size of (20 x 20) m for trees with subplots (10 x 10) m for poles, (5 x 5) m for saplings, and (2 x 2) m for seedlings. Estimation of biomass value using allometric equations. The results of the study showed the total biomass value of acacia 15,03 tons ha-¹, gamal 1.057,76 tons ha-¹, mahogany 586,50 tons ha-¹, pine 15782,31 tons ha-¹, sengon 0,03 tons ha-¹, sonokeling 8,14 tons ha-¹. Total carbon stock of acacia 7,06 tons ha-¹, gamal 519,58 tons ha-¹, mahogany 275,66 tons ha-¹, pinus 7.417,69 tons ha-¹, sengon 0,00 tons ha-¹, sonokeling 3,82 tons ha-¹. Total CO2 absorption acacia 25,92 tons ha-¹, gamal 1824,53 tons ha-¹, mahogany 1.011,66 tons ha-¹, pine 27.222,91 tons ha-¹, sengon 0,02 tons ha-¹, sonokeling 14,04 tons ha-¹.