Estimation of biomass density and carbon storage in the forests of Andhra Pradesh, India, with emphasis on their deforestation and degradation conditions

The current study evaluates the growing stock, biomass and carbon content of Andhra Pradesh state’s forest (India) along with its current status of forest degradation and loss. For this purpose, the study used the growing stock data collected by state forest department in 2010 for the calculation of...

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Main Authors: Prasad P. Rama Chandra, Lakshmi P. Mamtha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2015-12-01
Series:European Journal of Ecology
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/eje.2015.1.issue-1/eje-2015-0007/eje-2015-0007.xml?format=INT