Biomass distribution in sub-tropical forests of Solan Forest Division (HP).
2009; Volume: 36; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
0304-5250
Autores Tópico(s)Forest ecology and management
ResumoThe present investigation was carried out to study the distribution of biomass in different land uses viz., chir pine, ban oak, deodar, other broadleaves, culturable and un-culturable land uses, distributed in five Forest Ranges i.e., Dharampur, Parwanoo, Solan, Kandaghat and Subathu along altitudinal gradient from 900 to 2100 m of Solan Forest Division, Himachal Pradesh. The study reveals that out of 1.07 M t of total biomass in the division, the chir pine land use contributes 36.63%, ban oak 32.78%, other broadleaves 28.94%, deodar 1.15% and culturable land 0.48%. Along altitudinal gradient, it was 44.89% in 1500-1800 m, 42.38% in 1200-1500 m, 10.35% in 1800-2100 m and 2.36% in 900-1200 m elevation. The Dharampur Forest Range accounted for 31.60%, Parwanoo 27.38%, Solan 25.77%, Kandaghat 11.22% and Subathu 4.01% of the total biomass.
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