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Climate Change 2016

October 27-29, 2016

Volume 7, Issue 9(Suppl)

J Earth Sci Clim Change

ISSN: 2157-7617 JESCC, an open access journal

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Reed biomass carbon sequestration potential within Danube Delta biosphere reserve

Marian Mierla, Iulian Nichersu

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Mihai Doroftei

Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development, Romania

anube Delta Biosphere Reserve is situated in the South-East part of Romania. It is rich in biological diversity and consists

in Danube Delta and surroundings. It is well-known that the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve has the largest compact

reed-bed from the entire Europe. This paper presents an efficient way to estimate the biomass for the entire potential reed areas

from the territory of Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (D.D.B.R.). The data that were used for accomplishing this study consist

in LiDAR data with the focus on the vegetation heigh and orthophotos in Infra Red spectrum division, with 0.25 m resolution.

These data were used in order to highlight the reed vegetation by knowing the vegetation heigh and its chlorophyllian activity.

After elaborating the map of potential reed areas, the biomass amount for each region was calculated. Having these numbers

and using a specific ratio it could be revealed the amount of sequestered carbon within reed vegetation. On the D.D.B.R.’s

territory there are areas that are used for reed harvesting every year for constructions. Thus, it is important to know the

potential of reed in carbon sequestration in order to mitigate climate change.

Marian Mierla et al., J Earth Sci Clim Change 2016, 7:9(Suppl)