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Carbon Sequestration Potential of Trees in Kuvempu University Campus Forest Area, Western Ghats, Karnataka

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Socio-economic and Eco-biological Dimensions in Resource use and Conservation

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Assessing carbon sequestration by measuring above ground and below ground biomass with non destructive method is globally acknowledged. The studies from forest ecosystem have made a significant contribution in quantifying carbon stock. This type of study has now gaining importance in urban ecosystems. Most of the institutions and universities have natural forest and manmade plantations are now assessing carbon stocks in India and elsewhere. In the present study Kuvempu university campus which is a part of Central Western Ghats was assessed. The total area of the campus covers 326.21 acres with dry deciduous forest of Bhadra tiger reserve. A total of 5596 individuals were recorded with a carbon stock of 457.0 t ha−1 and the dominant Terminalia paniculata contributed a total of 13% of carbon stock. The storing capacity varies with species diversity, disturbance gradient and phenology. This pilot study has made an attempt in advertising the present area in global carbon stock assessment. Therefore, every educational institutions/universities can easily contribute to global CO2 mitigation by restoring the native species in their campus and even it supports biodiversity and helps in future long term monitoring.

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  1. Department of P.G. Studies & Research in Environmental Science, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, Shivamogga, Karnataka, 577451, India

    Jogattappa Narayana,  Shashidhar & Malve Sathisha Savinaya

  2. Biodiversity Education and Research Lab, Environmental Study Centre, Opposite to UAHS, Ratnakar nagar, Shivamogga, Karnataka, 577204, India

    Appaji Nanda

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  1. Department of Economics, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India

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  2. Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India

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  3. Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources (CEENR), Institute of Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Narayana, J., Shashidhar, Nanda, A., Savinaya, M.S. (2020). Carbon Sequestration Potential of Trees in Kuvempu University Campus Forest Area, Western Ghats, Karnataka. In: Roy, N., Roychoudhury, S., Nautiyal, S., Agarwal, S., Baksi, S. (eds) Socio-economic and Eco-biological Dimensions in Resource use and Conservation. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32463-6_15

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