Abstract
Oaks are the canopy forming, climax keystone species of moist temperate forest of Garhwal Himalaya whose biomass and carbon cycling data is obscure. Patterns of biomass and carbon pool of Quercus semecarpifolia (Kharsu Oak) and Quercus floribunda (Moru Oak) were quantified in Garhwal Himalaya. The dead organic matter (DOM) contributed 9.13 and 8.66% to the carbon pool in Kharsu Oak and Moru Oak forests respectively. The bole biomass contributed 71% (282.01 Mg/ha) and 59% (280.51 Mg/ha) and stump-root biomass contributed 62% (70.34 Mg/ha) and 60% (68.60 Mg/ha) significantly to the live carbon respectively in above two forests. Oak forests have great potential for enhanced future carbon stocks suggesting the relevance of DOM as a significant contributor to carbon pool in Oaks of Garhwal Himalaya.
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