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TECHNICAL REPORT
GREENHOUSE ALLIES PROJECT
Measurement of carbon sequestration
in small non-industrial forest plantations.
CONTENTS
Summary
Testing the VSW Wood density
Harvest results
Comparison with other allometrics
Plantation estimation
Soils
Total carbon acquisition rate per property
Conclusion
1 Introduction
2 Harvests
2.1 Methods used
2.2 Results
3 Wood density
4 In situ sampling of plantation trees
4.1 Field data records and modified VSW protocol
4.2 Confidence of the estimate
4.3 Results
5 Comparison between the VSW, harvest and other allometrics
5.1 Selection of allometric equations
Eucalyptus nitens
Eucalyptus grandis
Eucalyptus saligna
Eucalyptus microcorys
Grevillea robusta
Pinus radiata
5.2 Calculation of standing C using allometrics
6 Soils
Acknowledgements
References
Appendix A
Example of calculation of confidence interval
Appendix B
Carbon Sampling Methodology
B.1 Introduction
B.2 Plantation Assessment and Stratification
B.3 Plantation Mapping
B.4 Establishing Permanent Measurement Plots
B.4.1 Purpose of permanent measurement plots
B.4.2 Positioning permanent plots
B.4.3 Marking permanent plots
B.4.4 Number and size of permanent plots
B.5 Plot Measurement and Data Capture
B.6 Data analysis
B.7 References
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