Assessment of Biomass and Carbon Stock along Altitudes in Traditional Agroforestry System in Tehri District of Uttarakhand, India
| Autor: | K. K. Vikrant, Raza H. Rizvi, Dhanpal S. Chauhan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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business.industry
Agroforestry Farm income 0211 other engineering and technologies Climate change Carbon sink Biomass 021107 urban & regional planning 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Climate change mitigation Altitude Productivity (ecology) Agriculture Environmental science business 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Agroforestry-Small Landholder’s Tool for Climate Change Resiliency and Mitigation ISBN: 9781839627293 Agroforestry-Small Landholder’s Tool for Climate Change Resiliency and Mitigation |
| DOI: | 10.5772/intechopen.96072 |
| Popis: | Agroforestry represents an integration of agriculture and forestry to increase productivity and sustainability of farming systems and farm income. It has been recognized as carbon sinks due to the need of climate change mitigation. The objective of this study was to compare the carbon stock in living biomass between altitudes and agroforestry system in Tehri district, Uttarakhand. The system compared was: Agrihortisilviculture system (Trees, crops and fruits), Agrihorticulture system (Trees and Fruits) and Agrisilviculture system (Trees and crops.). 1350 sample plots were selected in three altitudes. Three altitudes were: Lower (286-1200 m), Middle (1200-2000 m) and Upper (2000-2800 m). Results indicated that carbon was influenced by the altitudes. Carbon stock in the lower altitude (286-1200 m) was higher compared to the middle and upper altitudes. Agrihortisilviculture system contained maximum carbon stock compare than other system. It is concluded that agroforestry systems are playing an important role in the biodiversity conservation, soil enrichment and carbon storage in Tehri district of Uttarakhand. |
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