Assessment of Species Composition, Diversity and Carbon Stock in a Community Managed Forest of Udaypur District of Nepal

Authors

  • Santosh Ayer College of Natural Resource Management, Agriculture and Forestry University, Katari, 56310, Nepal
  • Jeetendra Gautam Faculty of Forestry, Agriculture and Forestry University,Hetauda, 44107, Nepal
  • Prakash Chaudhary College of Natural Resource Management, Agriculture and Forestry University, Katari, 56310, Nepal
  • Sandip Poudel College of Natural Resource Management, Agriculture and Forestry University, Katari, 56310, Nepal
  • Keshav Ayer Kathmandu Forestry College, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/on.v22i1.67349

Keywords:

Biomass, Climage change, Carbon sequestration, Importance value index

Abstract

Species composition, diversity, and carbon sock of forests are all critical factors that affect the ability of forests to provide various important ecosystem services. However, there is a notable dearth of research regarding these factors in the community forests of Udaypur district. Therefore, this research was undertaken to assess species composition, and biodiversity and quantify the carbon stock potential of the Sringar community forest (CF) of the Udaypur district of Eastern Nepal. A total of 57 circular plots of 500m2 were inventoried using a systematic random sampling method with 0.5 % sampling intensity. In the CF, 17 tree species from 15 genera and 11 families were identified. The dominant tree species, Shorea robusta observed with a maximum importance value index (IVI) (176.15). According to our study, the total biomass and carbon stock in Sringar CF were 276.98 ton ha-1 and 138.18 ton ha-1, respectively. Accurate estimation of soil carbon stocks is crucial for long-term forest management and climate change mitigation, and the integration of advanced monitoring techniques and predictive models to enhance accuracy and account for future climate projections is needed.

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Published

2024-07-05

How to Cite

Ayer, S., Gautam, J., Chaudhary, P., Poudel, S., & Ayer, K. (2024). Assessment of Species Composition, Diversity and Carbon Stock in a Community Managed Forest of Udaypur District of Nepal. Our Nature, 22(1), 28–40. https://doi.org/10.3126/on.v22i1.67349

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