Disentangling Forest Dynamics for Litter Biomass Production in a Biosphere Reserve in Central India
Investments in energy sources are scaling up across India to improve climate security and further mitigate future climate change. Forest biomass and litterfall pattern play an important role in the sustainable management of forests and the efficient utilization of resources. This study investigates...
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| author | Tarun Kumar Thakur Kiran Kumar Eripogu Kiran Kumar Eripogu Anita Thakur Amit Kumar Sanjeev Bakshi S. L. Swamy Arvind Bijalwan Munesh Kumar |
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| description | Investments in energy sources are scaling up across India to improve climate security and further mitigate future climate change. Forest biomass and litterfall pattern play an important role in the sustainable management of forests and the efficient utilization of resources. This study investigates the seasonal litterfall biomass pattern for five consecutive years (2015–2019) in four different vegetation types in Central India (AABR) using the litter traps method on the forest floor. An ANOVA model was adopted to infer the effects of forest types, litter types, and seasonality on litterfall production. The estimated mean litterfall of the dry tropical forest in Central India was recorded as 4.19 ± 0.305 Mg/ha/y where teak plantations contribute higher values compared to other studied vegetation types. A positive correlation was observed between the litterfall and nutrient storage with soil-adjusted vegetation index and other vegetation indices. The findings of litterfall pattern and turnover rate of nutrients indicated that the vegetation types of AABR have huge potential for carbon sequestration and help to achieve the Conference of the Parties (COP-26) goal of reducing regional and/or global climate change. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e92d6ed0efbd4b468b4979c7a2ad5e1d2022-12-22T01:26:07ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Environmental Science2296-665X2022-07-011010.3389/fenvs.2022.940614940614Disentangling Forest Dynamics for Litter Biomass Production in a Biosphere Reserve in Central IndiaTarun Kumar Thakur0Kiran Kumar Eripogu1Kiran Kumar Eripogu2Anita Thakur3Amit Kumar4Sanjeev Bakshi5S. L. Swamy6Arvind Bijalwan7Munesh Kumar8Department of Environmental Science, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, IndiaBiodiversity Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Biodiversity Research Centre Academia Sinica, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Life Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, TaiwanAgriculture Science Centre, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, IndiaSchool of Hydrology and Water Resources, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Statistics, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, IndiaCollege of Agriculture, Katghora, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidhyalaya, Raipur, IndiaCollege of Forestry, VCSG Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Bharsar, IndiaDepartment of Forestry and Natural Resources, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar, IndiaInvestments in energy sources are scaling up across India to improve climate security and further mitigate future climate change. Forest biomass and litterfall pattern play an important role in the sustainable management of forests and the efficient utilization of resources. This study investigates the seasonal litterfall biomass pattern for five consecutive years (2015–2019) in four different vegetation types in Central India (AABR) using the litter traps method on the forest floor. An ANOVA model was adopted to infer the effects of forest types, litter types, and seasonality on litterfall production. The estimated mean litterfall of the dry tropical forest in Central India was recorded as 4.19 ± 0.305 Mg/ha/y where teak plantations contribute higher values compared to other studied vegetation types. A positive correlation was observed between the litterfall and nutrient storage with soil-adjusted vegetation index and other vegetation indices. The findings of litterfall pattern and turnover rate of nutrients indicated that the vegetation types of AABR have huge potential for carbon sequestration and help to achieve the Conference of the Parties (COP-26) goal of reducing regional and/or global climate change.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.940614/fulllitterfall biomasslandscape ecologyplant climate interationclimatic variablescarbon sequestration |
| spellingShingle | Tarun Kumar Thakur Kiran Kumar Eripogu Kiran Kumar Eripogu Anita Thakur Amit Kumar Sanjeev Bakshi S. L. Swamy Arvind Bijalwan Munesh Kumar Disentangling Forest Dynamics for Litter Biomass Production in a Biosphere Reserve in Central India Frontiers in Environmental Science litterfall biomass landscape ecology plant climate interation climatic variables carbon sequestration |
| title | Disentangling Forest Dynamics for Litter Biomass Production in a Biosphere Reserve in Central India |
| title_full | Disentangling Forest Dynamics for Litter Biomass Production in a Biosphere Reserve in Central India |
| title_fullStr | Disentangling Forest Dynamics for Litter Biomass Production in a Biosphere Reserve in Central India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Disentangling Forest Dynamics for Litter Biomass Production in a Biosphere Reserve in Central India |
| title_short | Disentangling Forest Dynamics for Litter Biomass Production in a Biosphere Reserve in Central India |
| title_sort | disentangling forest dynamics for litter biomass production in a biosphere reserve in central india |
| topic | litterfall biomass landscape ecology plant climate interation climatic variables carbon sequestration |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.940614/full |
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