Variation in tree biomass and carbon stocks in three tropical dry deciduous forest types of Madhya Pradesh, India

Raha, Debojyoti; Dar, Javid Ahmad; Pandey, Praveen Kumar; Lone, Parvaiz Ahmad; Verma, Satyam; Khare, P. K.; Khan, M. L.

doi:10.1080/17583004.2020.1712181

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“… 51 and Raha et al . 52 from other tropical dry forests elsewhere. Therefore, from the conservation standpoint, these tropical dry deciduous sites which hold substantial C stocks need to be protected from disturbances and degradation to enhance their C storage.…”

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Ecosystem-level carbon storage and its links to diversity, structural and environmental drivers in tropical forests of Western Ghats, India

Kothandaraman

Dar

Sundarapandian

et al. 2020

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Tropical forests are rich in biodiversity with great potential for carbon (C) storage. We estimated ecosystem-level C stock using data from 70 forest plots in three major forest types: tropical dry deciduous (TDD I and TDD II), tropical semi-evergreen (TSE I and TSE II) and tropical evergreen forests (TEF I, TEF II and TEF III) of Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, India. The average C stock in these forests was 336.8 Mg C/ha, of which 231.3, 3.0, 2.4, 15.2 and 84.9 Mg C/ha were stored in woody vegetation, understorey, litter, deadwood and soil respectively. The live vegetation, detritus and soil contributed 65.5%, 5.5% and 29% respectively to the total ecosystem-level C stock and distributed in forest types in the order: TEF III > TEF II > TEF I > TSE I > TDD II > TSE II > TDD I. The plant diversity, structural attributes and environmental factors showed significant positive correlations with C stocks and accounted for 6.7, 77.2 and 16% of variance. These findings indicate that the tropical forests in the Western Ghats store large amount of C, and resulting data are invaluable for planning and monitoring forest conservation and management programs to enhance C storage in tropical forests.

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Ecosystem-level carbon storage and its links to diversity, structural and environmental drivers in tropical forests of Western Ghats, India

Kothandaraman

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Sundarapandian

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“…Five sample plots (100 m x 10 m) were selected in six zones within the city. The C stock was calculated empirically, and the total value stood at 148.18 t C. (Raha et al 2020) assessed the C stock of three distinct forest types in Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh. The chosen forest types were Boswellia Forest, Dry deciduous teak forest and Dry deciduous mixed forest.…”

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The development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in India: A critical review

Shaw¹,

Mukherjee²

2022

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Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is a three-tier process- carbon capture, transport andstorage. The capture consists of pre-combustion, oxy-combustion and post-combustion capture.Transport of CO2 is most viable through pipelines.The biotic CO2storage occurs throughterrestrial or oceanic pathways and can be simulated naturally or artificially. The abiotic/geologicstorage is achieved through sequestering CO2 in depleting/depleted hydrocarbon reserves, indeep saline aquifers or through mineral carbonation. At the district level, 64 out of 641 districts(2013 government reports) accounted for ~ 60% of the total CO2 emissions. Controlling CO2emissions comes with the challenge of sustainable socio-economic growth of the country- ademanding task for the economy. Indian organizations have made international collaborations.India holds a substantial geological sequestration potential in its basaltic rocks, coal seams,depleted oil reserves, soils, deep saline aquifers and sedimentary basins. At this point, no carboncapture and storage / clean development mechanism projects are operational in the country. Thenext 10-15 years would be very crucial for India to attain technological advancement to deploylarge-scale CCS projects.

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“…Tropical forests of the world cover 7-10% of the global land (Raha et al, 2020) but store more than 40% of the terrestrial carbon in the form of biomass (Phillips, 1988). These forests contribute about 34% of the primary productivity in terrestrial lands (Lewis et al, 2013).…”

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Biomass and Carbon Stock in the Sal (Shorea robusta) Forest of Dang District Nepal

Regmi

Dahal

Sharma

et al. 2021

IJSEI

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The study was conducted to find the net carbon stock in the Sal (Shorea robusta) forest in Bagdaila Chisapani community forest of Dang district, Nepal. The inventory was done by a stratified sampling technique with 0.5% sampling intensity taking into account the woody plants with ≥ 5cm DBH. A total of 49 sample plots of radius 8.94m and 5.64 were established to measure tree biomass and sapling biomass respectively in the forest. The mean above-ground carbon (AGC) was 160.4 t ha-1 and the mean below-ground carbon (BGC) was 24.1t ha-1. The mean total carbon stock in the study area was estimated to be 99.02 t ha-1; of which maximum carbon stock of 143.51 t ha-1 was found in block number 5. Sal was the major tree species in the CF. The biomass and carbon content in this forest is found quite low as compared to other studies in the Sal forest and other tropical forests which were due to the presence of tree stands of less diameter and height. This study would be helpful in the long-term management of forests, planning, and research purposes. The data from this study could also be taken as a reference document for the participation of community forests in carbon accounting under the REDD+ scheme in Nepal.

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Variation in tree biomass and carbon stocks in three tropical dry deciduous forest types of Madhya Pradesh, India

Cited by 33 publications

References 70 publications

Ecosystem-level carbon storage and its links to diversity, structural and environmental drivers in tropical forests of Western Ghats, India

Ecosystem-level carbon storage and its links to diversity, structural and environmental drivers in tropical forests of Western Ghats, India

The development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in India: A critical review

Biomass and Carbon Stock in the Sal (Shorea robusta) Forest of Dang District Nepal

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