Forest ecosystems are a viable possibility to mitigate the increase in concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere by carbon (C) sequestration by the trees and its storage in biomass and in the soil, but such information are scarce. The main objective of this study was to assess production of dry matter of aerial section, roots and litter layer on the soil and C stock of trees in eucalyptus crops in the Central-East region of Minas Gerais State, Brazil, in five regions: Cocais (CO), Rio Doce (RD), Sabinópolis (SB), Santa Bárbara (SA), and Virginópolis (VI). Regarding dry matter production, the most productive region was SA, with 32.80 t ha-1 yr-1, in trees at 84 months of age and 21.09 and 25.21 t ha-1 yr-1 in trees at 120 months of age, respectively. Stabilization of productivity was after 96 months of age in SA and at 84 months of age for RD and SB. For region CO and VI, productivy and average year C stock maintained increasing rates until 120 months of age, showing that the greatest productivy occurs in advanced ages. Productivity and average C stock of those crops were 26.96 t ha-1 yr-1 of biomass and 13.64 t ha-1 yr-1 C.
Allometric equations; Carbon sequestration; Tree components
