Effects of Forest Management Approach on Carbon Stock and Plant Diversity: A Case Study from Karnali Province, Nepal
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Data Collection
2.3. Data Analysis
2.3.1. Carbon Stock Estimation
2.3.2. Quantifying Tree Species Diversity
2.4. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Carbon Stock under Different Management Approaches
3.1.1. Soil Carbon Stock Variation among Soil Depth
3.1.2. Biomass Carbon Variation within and between Management Approaches
3.2. Species Richness and Abundance
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Management Approach | Mean Carbon Stock (ton ha−1) | Standard Deviation | Min | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|
CF | 61.00 | 16.82 | 38.04 | 98.32 |
PF | 71.85 | 17.22 | 25.65 | 121.60 |
Management Approaches | Diversity Indices | |||
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Richness (S) | Number of Individuals | Simpson Index (1-D) | Shannon Diversity (H′) | |
CF | 9 | 230 | 0.61 | 1.3 |
PF | 10 | 279 | 0.59 | 1.24 |
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Lamsal, P.; Aryal, K.R.; Adhikari, H.; Paudel, G.; Maharjan, S.K.; Khatri, D.J.; Sharma, R.P. Effects of Forest Management Approach on Carbon Stock and Plant Diversity: A Case Study from Karnali Province, Nepal. Land 2023, 12, 1233. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12061233
Lamsal P, Aryal KR, Adhikari H, Paudel G, Maharjan SK, Khatri DJ, Sharma RP. Effects of Forest Management Approach on Carbon Stock and Plant Diversity: A Case Study from Karnali Province, Nepal. Land. 2023; 12(6):1233. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12061233
Chicago/Turabian StyleLamsal, Puspa, Kamal Raj Aryal, Hari Adhikari, Gayatri Paudel, Surya Kumar Maharjan, Dinesh Jung Khatri, and Ram P. Sharma. 2023. "Effects of Forest Management Approach on Carbon Stock and Plant Diversity: A Case Study from Karnali Province, Nepal" Land 12, no. 6: 1233. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12061233