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Table 6 Physiographic zone wise "Gain" "loss" default values of CO2 and annual rate of CO2 changes

From: Forest carbon stocks and fluxes in physiographic zones of India

Physiographic zone

Atmospheric CO2 (Mt)

(ASP I)

Atmospheric CO2 (Mt)

(ASP II)

Annual rate of CO2 flux

ASP I

Annual rate of CO2flux

ASP II

 

Gain

(+ve)

Loss

(-ve)

Gain

(+ve)

Loss

(-ve)

Sequestration

Mt yr -1

Emission

Mt yr -1

Sequestration

Mt yr -1

Emission

Mt yr -1

Western Himalayas

20.11

-

81.03

-

10.05

-

40.51

 

Eastern Himalayas

35.16

-

-

48.08

17.58

-

-

24.04

North East

31.92

-

-

113.25

15.96

-

-

56.62

North Plains

-

3.30

-

69.21

-

1.65

-

34.60

Easter Plains

-

5.72

-

93.80

-

2.86

-

46.9

Western Plains

-

30.72

-

11.85

-

15.36

-

5.92

Central highlands

-

72.78

32.99

-

-

36.39

16.50

-

North Decan

-

64.44

48.37

-

-

32.22

24.18

-

East Decan

83.78

-

109.10

-

41.89

-

54.55

-

South Decan

-

115.42

-

78.86

-

57.71

-

39.43

Western Ghats

31.23

-

14.97

-

15.61

-

7.48

-

Eastern Ghats

-

140.45

-

126.61

-

70.22

-

63.30

West Coast

-

32.88

20.77

-

-

16.44

10.38

-

East Coast

-

108.48

5.98

-

-

54.24

2.99

-

Total

202.22

574.19

313.23

541.66

101.11

287.09

156.61

270.83