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ArticlePlant-environment interactions (Hoboken, N.J.)2025

Landscape-Level Assessment of Topographic Influences on Organic Carbon Storage in Forests of Far Western Nepal.

Santosh Gc, Gandhiv Kafle, Santosh Ayer, Renuka Khamcha, Sandip Poudel, Aman Prabhakar, Amrita Bhusal, Prakash Lamichhane, Janak Airee, Terisa Sapkota

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Article in Plant-environment interactions (Hoboken, N.J.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Santosh GcCollege of Natural Resource Management (CNRM) Agriculture and Forestry University Katari Nepal.
Gandhiv KafleFaculty of Forestry Agriculture and Forestry University Hetauda Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5823-3454
Santosh AyerCollege of Natural Resource Management (CNRM) Agriculture and Forestry University Katari Nepal.
Renuka KhamchaCollege of Natural Resource Management (CNRM) Agriculture and Forestry University Katari Nepal.
Sandip PoudelCollege of Natural Resource Management (CNRM) Agriculture and Forestry University Katari Nepal.
Aman PrabhakarCollege of Natural Resource Management (CNRM) Agriculture and Forestry University Katari Nepal.
Amrita BhusalCollege of Natural Resource Management (CNRM) Agriculture and Forestry University Katari Nepal.
Prakash LamichhaneForest Research and Training Centre Kathmandu Nepal.
Janak AireeCollege of Natural Resource Management (CNRM) Agriculture and Forestry University Katari Nepal.
Terisa SapkotaCollege of Natural Resource Management (CNRM) Agriculture and Forestry University Katari Nepal.

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Abstract

Carbon sequestration significantly aids in mitigating climate change, with its spatial distribution greatly influenced by topographical factors. However, data on organic carbon distribution and its interaction with topographic factors inside the forest of the Far Western Region of Nepal are limited. Therefore, this study aims to analyze forest carbon stock variation under different topographic variables (physiographic region, aspect, and slope) in Far-western Nepal. In this study, stratified systematic cluster sampling was adopted with elevation, aspect, and slope as strata. A total of 181 circular plots were used for dendrometric measurements and soil sample collection. Within each plot, diameter at breast height and height of each tree (diameter at breast height ≥ 5 cm) were measured for biomass carbon assessment. Composite soil samples (0-30 cm) from each soil pit within a plot were collected for determining soil organic carbon stock. Physiographic region-wise, our study reported the highest mean aboveground carbon (174.04 ± 29.75 ton ha

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carbon sequestrationclimate change mitigationforest biomasstopography

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PMCPMC11943816

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