Biomass loss in village ecosystems in Western Himalaya due to wild monkey interactions: A case study
Conservation faces the challenge of reconciling human activities with the simultaneous presence of wildlife in cultivated landscapes. In a study carried out in two villages of Pauri Garhwal, Western Himalaya, an attempt was made to estimate biomass and associated carbon loss due to removal of agrofo...
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doaj-fb268238e19c4bad88e044d1badef9352021-07-27T04:09:28ZengElsevierEnvironmental Challenges2667-01002021-08-014100085Biomass loss in village ecosystems in Western Himalaya due to wild monkey interactions: A case studySushma Rawat0Bhuvnesh Nagar1Bhupendra Singh Adhikari2Rajiv Pandey3Juha M. Alatalo4Forest Research Institute, Dehradun 248006, Uttarakhand, India; Corresponding authors.College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar 326023, Rajasthan, IndiaWildlife Institute of India, Dehradun 248001, Uttarakhand, IndiaIndian council of Forestry Research and Education, 248006 Dehradun, IndiaEnvironmental Science Centre, Qatar University, PO Box 2713, Doha, Qatar; Corresponding authors.Conservation faces the challenge of reconciling human activities with the simultaneous presence of wildlife in cultivated landscapes. In a study carried out in two villages of Pauri Garhwal, Western Himalaya, an attempt was made to estimate biomass and associated carbon loss due to removal of agroforestry tree species to reduce human-animal interactions. The results revealed that tree removal caused substantial biomass loss (7.370–2.444 t ha−1) and carbon loss (3.444–15.137 t ha−1) in the village of Manjgaon and Mald Bada, respectively. This indicates a need for protection of existing forests and for tree planting through reforestation and afforestation, as a measure to support food stock for monkeys in their natural habitats and to enhance carbon sequestration capacity. The success of these management practices will depend on the potential to minimise human-animal interactions, especially at the fringes of village communities and agricultural landscapes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010021000640Biomass equationCarbon sequestrationCarbon stockRaiding monkeysREDD+ |
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Biomass loss in village ecosystems in Western Himalaya due to wild monkey interactions: A case study |
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Biomass loss in village ecosystems in Western Himalaya due to wild monkey interactions: A case study |
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Biomass loss in village ecosystems in Western Himalaya due to wild monkey interactions: A case study |
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Biomass loss in village ecosystems in Western Himalaya due to wild monkey interactions: A case study |
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biomass loss in village ecosystems in western himalaya due to wild monkey interactions: a case study |
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Conservation faces the challenge of reconciling human activities with the simultaneous presence of wildlife in cultivated landscapes. In a study carried out in two villages of Pauri Garhwal, Western Himalaya, an attempt was made to estimate biomass and associated carbon loss due to removal of agroforestry tree species to reduce human-animal interactions. The results revealed that tree removal caused substantial biomass loss (7.370–2.444 t ha−1) and carbon loss (3.444–15.137 t ha−1) in the village of Manjgaon and Mald Bada, respectively. This indicates a need for protection of existing forests and for tree planting through reforestation and afforestation, as a measure to support food stock for monkeys in their natural habitats and to enhance carbon sequestration capacity. The success of these management practices will depend on the potential to minimise human-animal interactions, especially at the fringes of village communities and agricultural landscapes. |
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Biomass equation Carbon sequestration Carbon stock Raiding monkeys REDD+ |
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