The purpose of this study was to field test methods for monitoring carbon storage in agroforestry systems in Indonesia. Measure the carbon in above-ground biomass, soils, litter, and herbaceous vegetation of home garden systems in Indonesia. Evaluate the carbon monitoring methods and make recommendations for their improvement.
Soils are well drained, deep, acidic, and of low fertility.
Aluminum toxicity is common, especially below a depth of 15 cm. Root development is possible down to a plinthic layer at 1-1.5 m. The population in the NLBA has increased dramatically since the early 1980s, when an Indonesian government program encouraged transmigration from populated areas in Java into North Lampung. The population can be divided into three main groups. The first is the original inhabitants, who own fertile lands close to the main rivers that run through the area.