Assessment of above-ground biomass in pakistan forest ecosystem's carbon pool: A review

IA Khan, WR Khan, A Ali, M Nazre - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Climate change is acknowledged as a global threat to the environment and human well-
being. Forest ecosystems are a significant factor in this regard as they act both as a sink and …

Trend of studies on carbon sequestration dynamics in the Himalaya hotspot region: A review

D Tolangay, S Moktan - Journal of Applied and Natural …, 2020 - journals.ansfoundation.org
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 …

Tree diversity, distribution and regeneration in major forest types along an extensive elevational gradient in Indian Himalaya: Implications for sustainable forest …

SM Haq, ES Calixto, I Rashid, G Srivastava… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Elevation plays a pivotal role in determining the diversity and distribution of biodiversity in
mountainous landscapes, and therefore macroecological assessment of forest tree …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring forest health at stand level: A multi-indicator evaluation for use in adaptive management and policy

SM Haq, M Waheed, AA Khoja, MS Amjad… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Assessments of forest ecosystem health for use in adaptive management need an
integrative multi-indicator examination at the stand scale. To assess forest health, we …

Assessing the impact of land use land cover change on regulatory ecosystem services of subtropical scrub forest, Soan Valley Pakistan

GZ Ghafoor, F Sharif, MG Shahid, L Shahzad… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
This study investigated the effect of land use land cover (LULC) changes on carbon
sequestration in the Hayat-ul-Mir subtropical scrub reserve forest, Pakistan. Supervised …

Narrow band based and broadband derived vegetation indices using Sentinel-2 Imagery to estimate vegetation biomass

AB Imran, K Khan, N Ali, N Ahmad, A Ali… - Global Journal of …, 2020 - gjesm.net
Forest's ecosystem is one of the most important carbon sink of the terrestrial ecosystem.
Remote sensing technology provides robust techniques to estimate biomass and solve …

Unravelling patterns of forest carbon stock along a wide elevational gradient in the Himalaya: Implications for climate change mitigation

SM Haq, I Rashid, ES Calixto, A Ali, M Kumar… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In an era of climate change, quantifying forest biomass and carbon stock along elevational
gradients in mountainous areas assumes immediate relevance for carbon budgeting and …

Tree composition and standing biomass in forests of the northern part of Kashmir Himalaya

S Sajad, SM Haq, U Yaqoob, ES Calixto, M Hassan - Vegetos, 2021 - Springer
The physical structure of vegetation and species composition determine the storage
potential of biomass and strong influence on the regional and global carbon cycle. The …

Assessing biodiversity and productivity over a small-scale gradient in the protected forests of Indian Western Himalayas

SM Haq, ES Calixto, M Kumar - Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Biodiversity and productivity are the two most important attributes linked to the functioning of
forest ecosystems. Understanding how diversity and productivity of a forest ecosystem …

[HTML][HTML] Human-driven disturbances change the vegetation characteristics of temperate forest stands: A case study from Pir Panchal mountain range in Kashmir …

SM Haq, ES Calixto, I Rashid, AA Khuroo - Trees, Forests and People, 2021 - Elsevier
Globally, biodiversity-rich forest ecosystems are facing higher risk of climate and land-use
changes. Therefore, understanding the role of anthropogenic factors in affecting forest …