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Vegetation dry matter dynamics along treeline ecotone in Western Himalaya, India by Ishwari Datt Rai; Hitendra Padalia; Gajendra Singh; Bhupendra Singh Adhikari; Gopal Singh Rawat is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.

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The study aimed to assess dry matter dynamics of forests along treeline ecotone concerning environmental variability, and four representative forests, birch, kharsu oak, Himalayan fir and mixed forest along treeline ecotone (3250-3400 m asl) were selected in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Himalaya. Temperature, precipitation and humidity data were recorded for complete 3 years (2008)(2009)(2010). Field inventory for assessment of forest structure and dry matter was carried out in a 200 m transect in each forest along treeline using quadrats of different sizes for tree, shrub and herb layers. The biomass and net primary productivity (NPP) of woody vegetation was estimated using region-specific allometric equations and of the herb layer, by harvesting. Litter quantity and decomposition rates were assessed using litter traps and litter bags, respectively. The dry matter budget of treeline ecotone was represented using a compartment model. The mean annual temperature at treeline was recorded 6.6 ± 0.68 °C with warmest month average temperature of 12.6 ± 1.2 °C. The average forest biomass at ecotone was 33.27 ± 16.97 Mg/0.1 ha, ranged between 8.87 Mg/0.1 ha in open and early succ

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Author

Ishwari Datt Rai; Hitendra Padalia; Gajendra Singh; Bhupendra Singh Adhikari; Gopal Singh Rawat

Publisher

Springer-Verlag; Scientific Publishers; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 0564-3295)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)