Does human intervention modulate the above-ground carbon biomass of agroforestry systems? A study of homegardens in Jaffna peninsula, Sri Lanka

Ayesh Lowe, Niluka Kuruppuarachchi, Pradeepa Silva, Gamini Pushpakumara, Lalith Suriyagoda and Jeevika Weerahewa

Agricultural Systems, 2024, vol. 215, issue C

Abstract: Accumulating above-ground biomass (AGB) and conservation of biodiversity are two major services provided by any ecosystem and homegardens are no exceptions. The permanent structure of a homegarden is owing to its perennial tree-community which steadily builds up and maintains the tree diversity and AGB accumulation. Being a manmade agroforestry system, humans play a vital role in mediating each component of homegarden ecosystem including its carbon stock and biodiversity through management of the tree community.

Keywords: Above-ground biomass; Homegarden; Household; Trees; Diversity; Human intervention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103842

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