TITLE:
Aboveground Woody Biomass, Carbon Stocks Potential in Selected Tropical Forest Patches of Tripura, Northeast India
AUTHORS:
Koushik Majumdar, Bal Krishan Choudhary, Badal Kumar Datta
KEYWORDS:
Woody Biomass, Potential Carbon Storage, Tropical Forest Patches, Tripura
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Ecology,
Vol.6 No.10,
September
23,
2016
ABSTRACT: To estimate woody plant biomass stocks in different patches of forest
ecosystems, total 20, 500 × 10 m (0.5 ha) sized line transects were laid in a protected area of
Tripura, Northeast India. Overall, 9160 individuals were measured at ≥10 cm
diameter at breast height (dbh) in 10 ha sampled area. Estimation of biomass
suggested that highest coefficient for allometric relationships between density
and biomass in 10 dbh classes was observed in bamboo brakes (R2 = 0.90)
than lowest for semi evergreen patch (R2 = 0.48). The stock of carbon (C) was differ
significantly along the forest patches (F = 7.01, df = 3.19; p 70 cm). Range of
biomass stock (37.85 - 85.58 Mg ha-1) was low,
compared to other tropical forest ecosystems in India, which implies that the proper management
is required to monitor regional ecosystem C pool.