Aboveground biomass and carbon stock assessment in forest stands of Gmelinaarborea Roxb. in Mizoram, North-East India

Abstract

Aboveground biomass and carbon stock in tropical forest play an important role in global carbon cycle. Assessment of biomass and carbon pool in different forest stands may provide information in making decisions about the carbon management within the forest. Gmelina arborea, a fast growing species that is widely distributed and an important timber species of Mizoram has been chosen to assess its biomass and carbon stock. The present study was carried out to estimate the aboveground biomass and carbon stock in G. arborea in different forest stands of Mamit District, Mizoram, north-east India. The result shows that the total aboveground biomass ranged between 66-108 Mg ha -1 and carbon stock (30.00-53.20 mg C ha -1 ). The aboveground biomass and carbon stock was maximum in forest stands (site-III) with highest tree density and diameter class of 30-40cm and 40-50cm indicating the forest site was mature and undisturbed. The result demonstrates that G. arborea contribute in carbon sequestration and helps in mitigating global warming. Further, the aboveground biomass and carbon sequestration potential was greatly affected by the tree composition, population pressure and anthropogenic activities.

Assessment of Aboveground Biomass and Temperature in the Tropical Rainforest of Malaysia

“…Throughout this paper, the term biomass is used to refer to the biomass of a tree. Tree biomass is very important in understanding the potential future changes of the climate system [4] as the biomass and carbon storage in forest ecosystems play significant role in the global carbon cycle [5]. There has been growing interest in the study of biomass and carbon stock of a forest.…”