Stand structure and species diversity regulate biomass carbon stock under major Central Himalayan forest types of India

• Published in: Ecological processes Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 14
• Main Authors: Kaushal, Siddhartha, Baishya, Ratul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 20.02.2021; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Biomass; Biomass hyperdominance; Carbon; Carbon allocation; carbon sinks; Cedrus deodara; Complementarity; conifers; Correlation analysis; Density; Earth and Environmental Science; Elevational gradient; Environment; Forest management; Forests; Growing stock; Himalayan region; India; Large trees; Nondestructive testing; Ordination; Population structure; Quercus; Regulators; Security; Shorea robusta; species; Species diversity; Species richness; Stand structure; Stocks; Temperate forests; Trees; Tropical climate; Himalayan region; India; Elevational gradient; Forest management; Biomass hyperdominance; Large trees; Carbon allocation; Growing stock

Background Data on the impact of species diversity on biomass in the Central Himalayas, along with stand structural attributes is sparse and inconsistent. Moreover, few studies in the region have related population structure and the influence of large trees on biomass. Such data is crucial for maint...