Carbon stock estimation was conducted in tree species of Sem Mukhem sacred forest in district Tehri of Garhwal Himalaya, Uttara- khand, India. This forest is dedicated to Nagraj Devta and is dominated by tree species,...Carbon stock estimation was conducted in tree species of Sem Mukhem sacred forest in district Tehri of Garhwal Himalaya, Uttara- khand, India. This forest is dedicated to Nagraj Devta and is dominated by tree species, including Quercus floribunda, Quercus semecarpifolia and Rhododendron arboreum. The highest values of below ground bio- mass density, total biomass density and total carbon density were (34.81±1.68) Mg·ha^-1, (168.26±9.04) Mg·ha^-1 and (84.13±4.18) Mg·ha^-1 for Pinus wallichiana. Overall values of total biomass density and total carbon density calculated were 1549.704 Mg·ha^-1 and 774.77 Mg·ha^-1 respectively. Total value of growing stock volume density for all species was 732.56 m3·ha^-1 and ranged from (144.97±11.98) m3·ha^-1 for Pinus wallichiana to (7.78±1.78) m3·ha^-1for Benthamidia capitata.展开更多
The estimation of carbon density of high altitude forests was carried out at five different sites along an elevational gradient from 1550 m to 3550 m in a part of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, which is one of the larg...The estimation of carbon density of high altitude forests was carried out at five different sites along an elevational gradient from 1550 m to 3550 m in a part of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, which is one of the largest protected areas of the Garhwal Himalaya, India. Among the study sites the above ground biomass density (AGBD) ranged from 202.72 Mg·ha^-1 (Site 5) to 718.75 Mg·ha^-1 (Site 1) and below ground biomass density (BGBD) from 61.00 Mg·ha^-1 (Site 5) to 203.04 Mg·ha^-1 (Site 1). The total biomass density (TBD) also followed similar trend, where the lowest value (263.73 Mg·ha^-1) was observed at Site 5 and the highest (921.79 Mg·ha^-1) at Site 1. The total carbon density (TCD) ranged from 131.86 Mg·ha^-1 (Site 5) to 460.89 Mg·ha^-1 (Site 1), which indicates that the carbon density of forests reduces with increasing elevation.展开更多
文摘Carbon stock estimation was conducted in tree species of Sem Mukhem sacred forest in district Tehri of Garhwal Himalaya, Uttara- khand, India. This forest is dedicated to Nagraj Devta and is dominated by tree species, including Quercus floribunda, Quercus semecarpifolia and Rhododendron arboreum. The highest values of below ground bio- mass density, total biomass density and total carbon density were (34.81±1.68) Mg·ha^-1, (168.26±9.04) Mg·ha^-1 and (84.13±4.18) Mg·ha^-1 for Pinus wallichiana. Overall values of total biomass density and total carbon density calculated were 1549.704 Mg·ha^-1 and 774.77 Mg·ha^-1 respectively. Total value of growing stock volume density for all species was 732.56 m3·ha^-1 and ranged from (144.97±11.98) m3·ha^-1 for Pinus wallichiana to (7.78±1.78) m3·ha^-1for Benthamidia capitata.
文摘The estimation of carbon density of high altitude forests was carried out at five different sites along an elevational gradient from 1550 m to 3550 m in a part of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, which is one of the largest protected areas of the Garhwal Himalaya, India. Among the study sites the above ground biomass density (AGBD) ranged from 202.72 Mg·ha^-1 (Site 5) to 718.75 Mg·ha^-1 (Site 1) and below ground biomass density (BGBD) from 61.00 Mg·ha^-1 (Site 5) to 203.04 Mg·ha^-1 (Site 1). The total biomass density (TBD) also followed similar trend, where the lowest value (263.73 Mg·ha^-1) was observed at Site 5 and the highest (921.79 Mg·ha^-1) at Site 1. The total carbon density (TCD) ranged from 131.86 Mg·ha^-1 (Site 5) to 460.89 Mg·ha^-1 (Site 1), which indicates that the carbon density of forests reduces with increasing elevation.