Assessment of biomass and carbon stock in subtropical Sal (Shorea robusta Gaertn. f.) forests in the North Western Himalayas.

Aditi Sharma, D R Bhardwaj, C L Thakur, Naveen Katoch, Sachin Verma, J P Sharma

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Aditi SharmaDepartment of Silviculture and Agroforestry, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, India. sharmaaditi.916@gmail.com.

D R BhardwajDepartment of Silviculture and Agroforestry, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, India.

C L ThakurDepartment of Silviculture and Agroforestry, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, India.

Naveen KatochCSIR - Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, India.

Sachin VermaDepartment of Silviculture, Forest Management and Agroforestry, ICFRE-Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, India.

J P SharmaDepartment of Tree Improvement and Genetic Resources, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, India.

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Abstract

Sal forests (Shorea robusta) play an important role in climate change mitigation by sequestering carbon in biomass and soil for a very long duration. Their high biomass production and resilience improve their potential to buffer climatic impacts and promote sustainable forest ecosystems. The present study assessed carbon storage across seven Sal Forest compartments representing different site qualities, using 0.1 ha sample plots laid through a systematic random sampling design. The findings revealed significant differences in biomass, carbon density and soil properties, highlighting the importance of site quality in carbon dynamics. Trees, shrubs and herbs displayed significant inter-compartmental variation for density basal area and biomass traits. The compartments viz., Rajban C

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BiomassCarbonForestsCarbon SequestrationClimate ChangeEcosystemHimalayasIndiaSoilTreesCarbonSoilBiomassCarbon densityCarbon storageClimate change mitigationSoil quality index

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PMID41162536

DOI10.1038/s41598-025-21698-9

PMCPMC12572214

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