Abstract
Forests play an immense role in the regional and global carbon cycle by storing vast amounts of carbon in vegetation and its underlaid soils. Lately, carbon management is considered an important activity in the context of greenhouse gas emissions and future climatic changes at both national and global levels. The present study was conducted in the Sindh Forest division of district Ganderbal of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Stratified random sampling was adopted to estimate forest biomass carbon among six types of forests (Broadleaved, Cedrus deodara, Abies pindrow—Picea smithiana, Mixed I, Mixed II, and Pinus). The maximum total biomass (424.90tha−1) was observed for Pinus (closed), whereas the minimum (28.72tha−1) was recorded for Broadleaved (open). The mean aboveground and belowground biomass were 130.54tha−1 and 33.94tha−1, respectively. The overall average total biomass carbon across tree density ranges under different forest density classes was recorded as 82.24ha−1, respectively. The present study's outcomes will generate regional carbon estimates for assessing the role of forests in climate change moderation.
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