Monitoring carbon stock changes in Solan Forest Division of Indian Western Himalayas

Shipra Shah () and D. P. Sharma
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Shipra Shah: Fiji National University
D. P. Sharma: Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2024, vol. 26, issue 3, No 94, 7902 pages

Abstract: Abstract The Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) has rich forest resources but is increasingly threatened by changes in land use. It is therefore imperative to understand forest carbon budgets and ecosystem productivity in this ecologically sensitive mountain landscape. The study assessed spatial distribution and changes in forest carbon stocks of Solan Forest Division over the period 1998–2010. Forest inventory data was gathered from the Divisional Working Plan and through field enumeration. The IRS 1D (LISS-III) satellite data were preprocessed through geometric and radiometric corrections. The Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) was calculated from the reflectance of red and near-infrared radiation. Statistical relationships between inventory-based forest carbon stocks and NDVI were used as a basis for spatial extrapolation to the whole region. A significant relationship was observed between carbon stock and NDVI for both 1998 (R = 0.741) and 2010 (R = 0.663). The carbon density ranged from

Keywords: NDVI; Forest carbon; Biomass; Climate change; Remote sensing; Himalayas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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