SIMULATION STUDY FOR ASSESSING THE CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL OF DIFFERENT TREES FOR REFORESTATION

Carbon sequestration through reforestation is a significant technique that plays important role in reducing atmospheric carbon. In reforestation project, environmental conditions of the site as well as tree characteristic used will determine the extent of carbon can be sequestered. In this paper, we will demonstrate the use of CENTURY model in assessing the capacity of different trees in sequestering carbon on a mountain ecosystem of West Java, Indonesia. The paper will firstly address the capacity of Pinus merkusii forest to sequester carbon and, secondly, the effect plant characteristics, i.e. biomass allocation and C/N ratio, on the pattern of carbon sequestration of two hypothetical species.