Effect of Reduced Impact Timber Harvesting on Carbon Mass in Tropical Rain Forest, North Kalimantan, Indonesia

Muhdi, Elias, Daniel Mudiyarso, Juang Rata Matangaran

2018

Abstract

The improvement of forest management through reduced impact timber harvesting (RITH) techniques can be minimized forest degradation. The aimed of this research was found potency of carbon content and carbon mass in tropical rain forest after forests harvesting. Study site is located in license for utilization of timber forest products areas of PT Inhutani II, North Kalimantan. There were three research blocks as a follows : (a). Conventional timber harvesting blocks; (b) reduced impact timber harvesting blocks; and (3) virgin forests. The research showed that the carbon content on stems of tree was 253.31 kg or 71.14% of total tree carbon. Potency carbon mass in the conventional timber harvesting blocks was 99.16 Mg C ha-1, in the reduced impact timber harvesting was 139.17 Mg C ha-1, and in virgin forest was 159.44 Mg C ha-1, respectively. This research indicated that carbon mass in the tropical rain forests caused after conventional timber harvesting blocks is lower when compared to the reduced impact timber harvesting blocks

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Muhdi., Elias., Mudiyarso D. and Rata Matangaran J. (2018). Effect of Reduced Impact Timber Harvesting on Carbon Mass in Tropical Rain Forest, North Kalimantan, Indonesia. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Natural Resources and Sustainable Development - Volume 1: ICNRSD, ISBN 978-989-758-543-2, pages 279-283. DOI: 10.5220/0009901500002480

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icnrsd18,
author={Muhdi and Elias and Daniel Mudiyarso and Juang Rata Matangaran},
title={Effect of Reduced Impact Timber Harvesting on Carbon Mass in Tropical Rain Forest, North Kalimantan, Indonesia},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Natural Resources and Sustainable Development - Volume 1: ICNRSD,},
year={2018},
pages={279-283},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009901500002480},
isbn={978-989-758-543-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Natural Resources and Sustainable Development - Volume 1: ICNRSD,
TI - Effect of Reduced Impact Timber Harvesting on Carbon Mass in Tropical Rain Forest, North Kalimantan, Indonesia
SN - 978-989-758-543-2
AU - Muhdi.
AU - Elias.
AU - Mudiyarso D.
AU - Rata Matangaran J.
PY - 2018
SP - 279
EP - 283
DO - 10.5220/0009901500002480