Atmospheric Carbon Control and Oxygen Production by Urban Green Campus

Abstract

Deforestation has resulted in a massive degradation of the forest area. At the current rate of forest degradation rejuvenation of the forest trees is becoming increasingly difficult.  The urban trees thus contribute in the form of CO₂ sink through carbon sequestration and produces oxygen. The urban trees also aid in improving the environmental quality. The urban vegetation is often under rated in terms of its contribution to the human benefits. Urban vegetation continuously is under degradation however University campuses often pose as a barrier in the process of degradation of urban vegetation with its administrative prowess in maintaining a green campus along with having a large campus area. This indicated the need to understand the contribution of the role of urban green campus in acting as carbon sink through carbon sequestration and O₂ production and also the potential of the different species that are present. The current study has revealed that Eucalyptus tereticornis has the highest carbon sequestration potential and Calliandra haematocephala the lowest but due to the sheer higher number of Azadirachta indica in the campus makes it the highest contributor in carbon sequestration, CO₂ absorption and in O₂ production taking 56 species of trees into account.

Keywords: Carbon sequestration, CO₂ absorption, O₂ production, green campus, urban vegetation

Cite this Article

Harendra Kumar Sharma, Manoharmayum Vishwanath Sharma, R.K. Janshirani, Manjari Gautam. Atmospheric Carbon Control and Oxygen Production by Urban Green Campus. Research & Reviews: A Journal of Life Sciences. 2019; 9(1):
131–139p.