ISSN : 0975-3710
EISSN : 0975-9107
A. KUMAR1*, V. SINGH2, R. RANJAN3, A.S. NAIN4
1Department of Environmental Science, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263153, Uttarakhand, India
2Department of Environmental Science, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263153, Uttarakhand, India
3Department of Agrometeorology, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263153, Uttarakhand, India
4Department of Agrometeorology, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263153, Uttarakhand, India
* Corresponding Author : arunsasrd2012@gmail.com
Received : 03-11-2019 Accepted : 27-11-2019 Published : 30-11-2019
Volume : 11 Issue : 22 Pages : 9231 - 9234
Int J Agr Sci 11.22 (2019):9231-9234
Keywords : Carbon Pool, Biomass, Remote Sensing, NDVI and ENVI 4.8
Academic Editor : Dr Vijayan Gurumurthy Iyer, Dr Prakash Chand Yadav, Argha Ghosh, Er. Manjeet Singh
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263153, Uttarakhand, India.
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed
The present investigation of vegetation carbon pool was carried out at Tanda, Bhakda and Pipalpadao forest ranges of Tarai Central Forest Division, Western Circle, Uttarakhand, India during 2013-14. Random sampling of forest was done in the sample plot size 10m×10m. The sampling was done for plant inventory like LAI, height, DBH, wood density and plant density. ENVI 4.8 software was used for processing of satellite image. NDVI of forest ranged from 0.615 to 0.866 according to vegetation type. The linear regression model was developed between NDVI and calculated aboveground biomass having R² value 0.788 & 0.803 with r (correlation coefficient) 0.888 & 0.896, RMSE 198.47 t/ha & 134.12 t/ha for evergreen and deciduous forests respectively. Total vegetation carbon was 3.113, 1.85 and 2.715 million tons (mt) in Tanda, Bhakda and Pipalpadao range respectively.
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