PMID- 21857116
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20120110
LR  - 20211020
IS  - 0973-7138 (Electronic)
IS  - 0250-5991 (Linking)
VI  - 36
IP  - 4
DP  - 2011 Sep
TI  - Variation in carbon stocks on different slope aspects in seven major forest types 
      of temperate region of Garhwal Himalaya, India.
PG  - 701-8
AB  - The present study was undertaken in seven major forest types of temperate zone 
      (1500 m a.s.l. to 3100 m a.s.l.) of Garhwal Himalaya to understand the effect of 
      slope aspects on carbon (C) density and make recommendations for forest 
      management based on priorities for C conservation/sequestration. We assessed soil 
      organic carbon (SOC) density, tree density, biomass and soil organic carbon (SOC) 
      on four aspects, viz. north/east (NE), north/west (NW), south-east (SE) and 
      south-west (SW), in forest stands dominated by Abies pindrow, Cedrus deodara, 
      Pinus roxburghii, Cupressus torulosa, Quercus floribunda, Quercus semecarpifolia 
      and Quercus leucotrichophora. TCD ranged between 77.3 CMg ha(-)(1) on SE aspect 
      (Quercus leucotrichophora forest) and 291.6 CMg ha(-)(1) on NE aspect (moist Cedrus 
      deodara forest). SOC varied between 40.3 CMg ha(-)(1) on SW aspect (Himalayan Pinus 
      roxburghii forest) and 177.5 CMg ha(-)(1) on NE aspect (moist Cedrus deodara forest). 
      Total C density (SOC+TCD) ranged between 118.1 CMg ha(-)(1) on SW aspect (Himalayan 
      Pinus roxburghii forest) and 469.1 CMg ha(-)(1) on NE aspect (moist Cedrus deodara 
      forest). SOC and TCD were significantly higher on northern aspects as compared 
      with southern aspects. It is recommended that for C sequestration, the plantation 
      silviculture be exercised on northern aspects, and for C conservation purposes, 
      mature forest stands growing on northern aspects be given priority.
FAU - Sharma, C M
AU  - Sharma CM
AD  - Department of Botany, Post Box No. 51, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal 
      246174, Uttarakhand, India. sharmacmin@gmail.com
FAU - Gairola, Sumeet
AU  - Gairola S
FAU - Baduni, N P
AU  - Baduni NP
FAU - Ghildiyal, S K
AU  - Ghildiyal SK
FAU - Suyal, Sarvesh
AU  - Suyal S
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - India
TA  - J Biosci
JT  - Journal of biosciences
JID - 8100809
RN  - 0 (Soil)
RN  - 7440-44-0 (Carbon)
SB  - IM
MH  - Biomass
MH  - Carbon/chemistry/*metabolism
MH  - Carbon Cycle
MH  - Cedrus/chemistry/growth & development
MH  - Ecosystem
MH  - *Environmental Monitoring
MH  - Geography
MH  - India
MH  - Pinus/chemistry/growth & development
MH  - Quercus/chemistry/growth & development
MH  - Soil/analysis
MH  - Trees/*chemistry/growth & development
EDAT- 2011/08/23 06:00
MHDA- 2012/01/11 06:00
CRDT- 2011/08/23 06:00
PHST- 2011/08/23 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/08/23 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/01/11 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1007/s12038-011-9103-4 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Biosci. 2011 Sep;36(4):701-8. doi: 10.1007/s12038-011-9103-4.