From: Forest carbon stocks and fluxes in physiographic zones of India
S.no. | Physiographic zone | Growing stock (Mm3) | Biomass in Mt (AGB + BGB) | Forest floor biomass (Mt) | Total Forest biomass (80% of fresh weight) (Mt) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Western Himalayas | 1159.880 | 1645.747 | 24.686 | 1336.346 |
2 | Eastern Himalayas | 549.354 | 779.474 | 11.629 | 632.932 |
3 | North East | 486.766 | 690.669 | 10.360 | 560.823 |
4 | North Plains | 284.986 | 404.365 | 6.065 | 328.344 |
5 | Easter Plains | 390.254 | 553.730 | 8.306 | 449.630 |
6 | Western Plains | 104.654 | 148.493 | 2.227 | 120.576 |
7 | Central highlands | 241.133 | 342.142 | 5.132 | 277.820 |
8 | North Decan | 372.991 | 529.234 | 7.938 | 429.738 |
9 | East Decan | 719.584 | 1021.014 | 15.315 | 829.063 |
10 | South Decan | 460.812 | 653.843 | 9.808 | 530.920 |
11 | Western Ghats | 556.057 | 788.986 | 11.835 | 640.656 |
12 | Eastern Ghats | 576.267 | 817.661 | 12.265 | 663.940 |
13 | West Coast | 260.443 | 369.540 | 5.543 | 300.066 |
14 | East Coast | 250.571 | 355.533 | 5.333 | 288.692 |
Total | 6413.752 | 9100.438 | 136.506 | 7389.556 |