Biodiversity and carbon stocks of the understory vegetation as indicators for forest health in the Zabarwan Mountain Range, Indian Western Himalaya

Carbon stock and diversity of species together address the two most pressing concerns for successful ecosystem functioning and management, namely climate change and biodiversity loss. Understory vegetation is a significant indicator of plant biodiversity, contributing to forest carbon storage, susta...

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Main Authors: Shiekh Marifatul Haq, Muhammad Waheed, Mohammed Darwish, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Umer Hafeez Goursi, Manoj Kumar, Liang Song, Rainer W. Bussmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:Ecological Indicators
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X24001420