Quantifying Tree Biomass Carbon Stocks and Fluxes in Agricultural Landscapes

This chapter presents methods to quantify carbon stocks and carbon stock changes in biomass of trees in agricultural landscapes. Specifically it assesses approaches for their applicability to smallholder farms and other tree enterprises in agricultural landscapes. Measurement techniques are evaluated across three criteria: accuracy, cost, and scale. We then recommend techniques appropriate for users looking to quantify carbon in tree biomass at the whole-farm and landscape scales. A basic understanding of the carbon cycle and the concepts of biomass assessment is assumed. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.