Biomass and net primary productivity of Bhabar Shisham forests in central Himalaya, India

Lodhiyal, Neelu; Lodhiyal, L. S.

doi:10.1016/s0378-1127(02)00267-0

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“…The storage of carbon in a forest is related to multiple reasons including climate, soils structure, nutrient availability and disturbance, and many sites also reported a high correlation of biomass with dbh (Brown et al 1989;Cairns et al 2003;Kale et al 2004;Ketterings et al 2001;Lodhiyal and Lodhiyal 2003;Saldarriaga et al 1988;Telenius and Verwijst 1999;Mani and Parthasarathy 2009) and also the present study revealed a high r 2 value. According to Baker et al (Lewis et al 2009).…”

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Tree Diversity Changes over a Decade (2003-2013) in Four Inland Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest Sites on the Coromandel Coast of India

Elumalai¹,

Parthasarathy²

2016

Journal of Forest and Environmental Science

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Forest tree diversity inventory and its periodical monitoring are important to understand changes in tree population structure and to provide information useful for biodiversity conservation and reserve management. In a long-term forest dynamics program in Indian tropical dry evergreen forest, this communication deals with tree diversity changes at decadal interval. The initial inventory of tree diversity was carried out in 2003, in four tropical dry evergreen forest sites -(much disturbed sites Shanmuganathapuram -SP and Araiyapatti -AP and moderately disturbed sites -Karisakkadu -KR and Maramadakki -MM) on the Coromandel Coast of peninsular India, by establishing four 1ha permanent plots, one in each site. In 2013, the four plots were re-inventoried for tree diversity (≥10 cm gbh) changes which yielded 56 species from 46 genera and 26 families. The studied forest sites are threatened by disturbance due to multiple reasons; cutting of trees inside of the forest, grazing by goats, construction of temple approach road, and some aspects cultural attachment of local people like constructing new, additional strctures of temple by denuding a portion of forest etc.. Tree species richness over a decade increased by four species in site SP, two species in site AP, and one species in site KR, but decreased by one species in site MM. Tree density decreased drastically by 480 (28.92%) and 102 (12.63%) stems ha -1 respectively in sites SP and AP, but moderately increased by 82 (12.09%) stems ha -1 in site KR and 26 in ten years. The long-term forest monitoring data will be valuable to understand forest dynamics and for conservation and management of this and similar tropical forests.

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Tree Diversity Changes over a Decade (2003-2013) in Four Inland Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest Sites on the Coromandel Coast of India

Elumalai¹,

Parthasarathy²

2016

Journal of Forest and Environmental Science

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“…The present estimate, however, is lower than the estimate of Lodhiyal and Lodhiyal (1997) for 1-4-year-old plantations of P. deltoides. As compared to other short-and long-rotation species, the estimates of total AGB in the present study are comparable with 95 Mg ha -1 at 7 years and 54.1-101.8 Mg ha -1 at 5-8 years for Eucalyptus hybrid, 263 Mg ha -1 for oak forest, 50.3-122.7 for Dalbergia sissoo, and 113-283 Mg ha -1 for Pinus roxburghii (Chaturvedi, 1983;Negi and Sharma, 1985;Bargali et al, 1992;Lodhiyal and Lodhiyal, 2003). The variations in tree biomass as compared to other studies are attributed to a number of factors, such as growth conditions, site quality, age, density, structure, and management practices (Oelbermann et al, 2004;Swamy and Puri, 2005;Kanime et al, 2012;Goswami et al, 2013).…”

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Dış Ortam Koşullarında Bazı Poliüretan Esaslı Üst Yüzey Sistemlerinin Odun Yüzeyini Koruma Performansı

Özgenç¹

2015

AÇÜ Orm Fak Derg

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IntroductionTree growth serves as an important means of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon in vegetation, soil, and biomass products. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has recognized the importance of plantation forestry as a greenhouse gas mitigation option, as well as the need to monitor, preserve, and enhance terrestrial carbon stocks (Updegraff et al., 2004). Due to fast growth and better silvicultural practices and management, plantation forestry has an edge over natural forests. Projections of the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry suggest that significant funds could potentially be available to finance sustainable rural development and adaptation to climate change, as the carbon market may exceed US $1 trillion by 2025 (ICRAF, 2009). Poplar (Populus deltoides W.Bartram ex Marshall), a short-rotation plantation crop, has received wide acceptance during the last 3 decades in India. Due to its fast growing habit, its compatibility with agriculture crops, and high industrial requirements, the species is widely grown in Indo-Gangetic region of the country. An area of 312,000 ha is planted with P. deltoides in the country, out of which 60% is block plantation and 40% is bund plantation (ICFRE, 2012). The tree is harvested at a short rotation of 7-10 years, which provides a yield of 150-200 m 3 ha -1 (mean annual increment of 20-25 m 3 ha -1 per year) in block plantations and 12-20 m 3 ha -1 (mean annual increment of 2-3 m 3 ha -1 per year) in boundary plantations (Kishwan and Kumar, 2013). The wood of the tree is mainly used for plywood manufacturing in India. The branches, tops, and roots of the trees are also used by plywood industries as fuel, which helps reduce fossil fuel use. Due to its fast growth and wider adoptability, the tree has huge potential to sequester carbon and mitigate CO 2 from the atmosphere (

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“…As compared to other short-and long-rotation species, the estimates of total AGB in the present study are comparable with 95 Mg ha -1 at 7 years and 54. (Chaturvedi, 1983;Negi and Sharma, 1985;Bargali et al, 1992;Lodhiyal and Lodhiyal, 2003). The variations in tree biomass as compared to other studies are attributed to a number of factors, such as growth conditions, site quality, age, density, structure, and management practices (Oelbermann et al, 2004;Swamy and Puri, 2005;Kanime et al, 2012;Goswami et al, 2013).…”

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Growth, biomass, carbon stocks, and sequestration in an age series of Populus deltoides plantations in Tarai region of central Himalaya

ARORA¹,

CHATURVEDI²,

Kaushal³

et al. 2014

Turk J Agric For

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Biomass and net primary productivity of Bhabar Shisham forests in central Himalaya, India

Cited by 52 publications

References 31 publications

Tree Diversity Changes over a Decade (2003-2013) in Four Inland Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest Sites on the Coromandel Coast of India

Tree Diversity Changes over a Decade (2003-2013) in Four Inland Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest Sites on the Coromandel Coast of India

Dış Ortam Koşullarında Bazı Poliüretan Esaslı Üst Yüzey Sistemlerinin Odun Yüzeyini Koruma Performansı

Growth, biomass, carbon stocks, and sequestration in an age series of Populus deltoides plantations in Tarai region of central Himalaya

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