Vegetation Structure Characteristics Related to Edaphic Factors and Carbon Stock in Hin Tang Waterfall Recreational Forest, Udon Thani Province, Thailand
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Databases of vegetation structure characteristics related to edaphic factors and carbon stock can support management for forest protection. This study characterized the plant community structure, soil factor gradient, and carbon storage in the Hin Tang Waterfall Recreational Forest area, Nong Wua So district, Udon Thani province, Thailand. Fifteen purposive sampling plots of 20 m x 20 m were established in the study area. Data on species composition and soil factors were collected for use in determining vegetation characteristics related to soil properties, as well as for evaluating carbon storage in each plant community. Based on the results, there were 636 trees, consisting of 51 tree species, 51 genera, and 26 families. The study sites could be divided into two sub–communities. The first consisted of mixed deciduous forest (MDF) containing 39 species, 34 genera, and 21 families, having a Shannon index (H') of 3.03. The stem density and basal area were 1,164.29 trees ha–1 and 18.50 m3 ha–1, respectively, with the dominant species in this forest type determined based on bulk density. The second sub–community was dry evergreen forest (DEF), with 32 species, 29 genera, and 22 families, having an H' value of 2.60. The stem density and basal area were 968.75 trees ha–1 and 30.05 m3 ha–1, respectively, with the dominant species determined by the amounts of organic matter, phosphorus, and potassium, and the pH. The biomass and carbon storage in DDF (57.78 ± 29.37 t ha–1 and 99.58 ± 50.62 t C ha–1, respectively) were higher than in MDF. Based on the results, plant community and soil factor relationships could provide important information for forest area management. Therefore, the data could be applied in guidelines for managing reforested areas, as well as playing an important role in protected areas to achieve more efficient carbon sequestration.
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ข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) ขอรับรองว่า ต้นฉบับที่เสนอมานี้ยังไม่เคยได้รับการตีพิมพ์และไม่ได้อยู่ในระหว่างกระบวนการพิจารณาตีพิมพ์ลงในวารสารหรือสิ่งตีพิมพ์อื่นใด ข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) ยอมรับหลักเกณฑ์และเงื่อนไขการพิจารณาต้นฉบับ ทั้งยินยอมให้กองบรรณาธิการมีสิทธิ์พิจารณาและตรวจแก้ต้นฉบับได้ตามที่เห็นสมควร พร้อมนี้ขอมอบลิขสิทธิ์ผลงานที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ให้แก่วารสารวนศาสตร์ คณะวนศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์ กรณีมีการฟ้องร้องเรื่องการละเมิดลิขสิทธิ์เกี่ยวกับภาพ กราฟ ข้อความส่วนใดส่วนหนึ่ง หรือ ข้อคิดเห็นที่ปรากฏในผลงาน ให้เป็นความรับผิดชอบของข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) แต่เพียงฝ่ายเดียว และหากข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) ประสงค์ถอนบทความในระหว่างกระบวนการพิจารณาของทางวารสาร ข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) ยินดีรับผิดชอบค่าใช้จ่ายทั้งหมดที่เกิดขึ้นในกระบวนการพิจารณาบทความนั้น”
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