June 2015

Assessment of plant diversity, regeneration status, biomass and carbon stock in a Central Himalayan cypress forest

The present study assessed population structure, biomass, carbon stock, phytosociociological and regeneration status of a Central Himalayan cypress forest of India. A total of 36 plant species (07 trees, 08 shrubs and 21 herbs) were recorded from the study site. Total tree density ranged from 460 to 600 tree ha-1 and total basal area ranged from 19.11 to 58.20 m2 ha-1. The total biomass of trees across all the sites...

Author(s): Sumita Rana, Kiran Bargali and S. S. Bargali

June 2015

Valuing the recreational benefits of wetland biodiversity

Loss in biodiversity of wetlands is a worldwide problem in maintaining the ecosystem of the earth. Thus, environmental valuation studies have performed benefit calculations to show the value of biodiversity. Here, few studies use the revealed preference methods due to the lack of data on wetland biodiversity. To solve this issue, this paper presented an approach to create data using expert judgment. Data on total...

Author(s): Tadahiro Okuyama