Maping carbon contents of Cankiri Karatekin University Faculty of Forestry research forest's top soils

In this study was determining and mapping the amount of soil carbon in the Research and Application Forest located in the semi-arid area.The dominant tree species of the research area is Black Pine (Pinus nigra Arnold.). As a result of the study, the average amount of carbon in the 0-5 cm depth was %7,70; 5-15 cm depth was %6,14; 15-30 cm depth was %4,61 in research forest.The average carbon amount per hectare is 27.22 t/ha with a depth of 0-5 cm; 46,15 t/ha with a depth of 5-15 cm; 52,55 t/ha with a depth of 15-30 cm was determined. According to the stand types, the amount of carbon stored in the soil with a depth of 0-30 cm was found in mixed stands (P. sylvestris + P. nigra) with 163.93 t / ha. The lowest carbon amount was determined with 90.91 t / ha in degraded black pine stands.The amount of carbon in the degraded black pine stand was found to be 45% lower than the areas where scotch pine(P. sylvestris) was found. According to the values obtained from 90 soil profiles, it was determined that an average of 36.43 t / ha of carbon was stored in one-hectare area.This study will be an important base for long-term research studies.