Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The uniqueness, importance and restricted geographical distribution of the Tropical Dry Evergreen Forests (TDEFs) flourishing on the coromandel coast of India has drawn the attention of researchers for a decade now and revealed numerous important findings. This work was attempted in few of the hitherto unstudied sites located in Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts of Tamil Nadu, India. The present study- assessed species richness (species ha-1), stem density (number of trees ha-1) and stand basal area (m2 ha-1); quantified above and belowground biomass of trees (Mg ha-1) through allometric equations; and estimated wood density (WD) for selected species of TDEFs which do not have wood density data in published form. The study utilized a pantropical allometric formula. The regression model was applied to trees >5 cm dbh from an inventory of ten forest sites each of one hectare area. Ten TDEFs yielded 54 tree species (>5 cm DBH) across 49 taxa under 25 families. Each TDEF yielded an average of 121.33±27.68 (S.D.) Mg ha-1 aboveground biomass. The results suggest that, these forests significantly accumulate a greater amount of above and belowground biomass than tropical dry deciduous forests of India. This study indicates that there could be a significant biomass carbon sink in more such remnants of this unique forest type.
Source: Current World Environment
DOI: 10.12944/cwe.20.1.6
Institution: Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
Language: English
Subfield: Nature and Landscape Conservation
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDGs: Life on land, Climate action
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4410416286