Tree Diversity and Carbon Stock Assessment of College Campus Sirsi, Karnataka (India)
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2020/v146i5/148155Keywords:
Biomass, Carbon Stock, COF Campus, Dominant, Diversity.Abstract
The present study was carried out to assess the tree diversity and carbon stock at the College of Forestry (COF) campus Sirsi, India. The tree biomass and carbon stock were determined by non-destructive method. A total of 93 tree species with 682 individuals belonging to 93 genera from 47 families were identified. The dominant family was Lamiaceae and the species was Tectona grandis (n=100), followed by Cocus nucifera (n=77) and Eucalyptus sps. (n=53). The total biomass and carbon stock (AGB and BGB) from 682 trees was 395.02 tons and 197.51 tons respectively in the entire area. The tree species Tectona grandis (40.89 tons) shared maximum carbon stock followed by Bamboo (4.91 tons), Samanea samana (1.60 tons), Dalbergia latifolia (1.42 tons), Delonix regia (1.24 tons), Ailanthus malabarica (1.08 tons). The study concluded that the tree species found in the campus make an important contribution in conserving diversity and helps to maintain the carbon stock in the College Campus.References
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