Montane ecosystems are a remarkably diverse ecosystem, mainly characterised by hillslope
asymmetry, ie, hillslope variation as a function of slope angle and slope aspect. Slope angle …

This review summarizes the current state of knowledge on pine and oak forest dynamics in
the mid-montane central Himalayan forest and the ecosystem services associated with these …

Globally, the increasing fire events in addition to climate change due to the emission of
carbon dioxide (CO2) as well as other greenhouse gases exerts huge pressure on natural …

Worldwide, forest fires exert effects on natural ecosystems, contributing to economic/human
losses, health effects, and climate change. Spectral indices are an essential tool for …

Fire is one of the most destructive threats faced by our forests. Fire is good servant but a bad
master. The fire season starts in March/April continues up to June. Wildfires destroy not only …

Background Shifting cultivation (locally known as “jhum”) is a major driver of deforestation
and loss of ecosystem services in rainforests. For develo** any effective conservation of …

The present communication deals with the carbon dynamics in the Himalaya hotspot region.
The Himalaya, a mountain range shared by Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar, is …

Estimation of carbon sequestration in forest ecosystem is necessary to mitigate impacts of
climate change. Current research project was focused to assess the Carbon contents in …

Shifting cultivation dominates many tropical forest regions. It is expanding into old‐growth
forests, and fallow period duration is rapidly decreasing, limiting secondary forest recovery …

The forest carbon stock usually depends on the forest types, forest density, age of forest, size
of trees, site quality, wood density, annual precipitation, and species composition. This …