A review of carbon sequestration dynamics in the Himalayan region as a function of land-use change and forest/soil degradation with special reference to Nepal

• Published in: Agriculture, ecosystems & environment Vol. 105; no. 3; pp. 449 - 465
• Main Authors: Upadhyay, T.P., Sankhayan, Prem L., Solberg, Birger
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.02.2005; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Biomass; carbon dioxide; Carbon sequestration; emissions; Forest degradation; forest soils; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Hindu Kush Himalayan region; Land use; land use change; Nepal; Soil degradation; Synecology; Terrestrial ecosystems; Asia; Himalayas; Nepal; Hindu Kush Himalayan region; Forest degradation; Soil degradation; Biomass; Carbon sequestration; Land use; Nepal; Deforestation; Climate; Forests; Soil erosion; Carbon dioxide; Biogeochemical cycle; Review; Carbon cycle

Land-use changes and degradation of forests and soils in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region have important implications for CO 2 emissions and global climatic change that calls for an interdisciplinary research to analyse the complexity of the problem. This paper represents an effort in this direction...