Carbon Sequestration Potential of the Forest Ecosystems in the Western Ghats, a Global Biodiversity Hotspot

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Carbon Sequestration Potential of the Forest Ecosystems in the Western Ghats, a Global Biodiversity Hotspot

T. V. Ramachandra ^{1, 2, 3, 4}, Setturu Bharath ¹,

¹Energy and Wetland Research Group, CES TE 15, Environmental Information System, Centre for Ecological Sciences [CES], Indian Institute of Science, New Bioscience Building, Third Floor, E-Wing, [Near D-Gate], Bangalore 560012, India.
²Centre for Sustainable Technologies (ASTRA), Bangalore, India.
³Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning [CiSTUP], Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 012, India
⁴To whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: tvr@iisc.ac.in, envis.ces@iisc.ac.in

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Materials and Methods

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We are grateful to
(i) ENVIS Division, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India (Grant: CES/TVR/ DE007) and
(ii) Indian Institute of Science (IISc/ R1011) for the ﬁnancial and infrastructure support.
We acknowledge the support of Forest Department (Karnataka Forest Department), Government of Karnataka, for giving necessary permissions to undertake ecological research in central Western Ghats. We thank Vishnu Mukri and Srikanth Naik for the assistance during ﬁeld data collection. We thank UNSD (United Nations Statistics Division) and MoSP (The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation), Government of India for the data support.

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Citation : Ramachandra, T.V. & Bharath, 2019, Carbon Sequestration Potential of the Forest Ecosystems in the Western Ghats, a Global Biodiversity Hotspot, S. Nat Resour Res (2019): Pp1-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-019-09588-0

* Corresponding Author :
	Dr. T.V. Ramachandra Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India. Centre for Sustainable Technologies (ASTRA), Bangalore, India. Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning [CiSTUP], Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 012, India. Tel : +91-80-2293 3099/2293 3503 [extn - 107], Fax : 91-80-23601428 / 23600085 / 23600683 [CES-TVR] E-mail : tvr@iisc.ac.in, envis.ces@iisc.ac.in, Web : http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy, http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/grass

T. V. Ramachandra
¹Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India.
²Centre for Sustainable Technologies (ASTRA), Bangalore, India.
³Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning [CiSTUP], Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 012, India.
Tel : +91-80-2293 3099/2293 3503 [extn - 107], Fax : 91-80-23601428 / 23600085 / 23600683 [CES-TVR]
⁴E-mail : tvr@iisc.ac.in, envis.ces@iisc.ac.in, Web : http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy, http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/grass

Contact Address :
	Dr. T.V. Ramachandra Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA. Centre for Sustainable Technologies (ASTRA), Bangalore, India. Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning [CiSTUP], Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 012, India. Tel : +91-80-2293 3099/2293 3503 - extn 107 Fax : 91-80-23601428 / 23600085 / 23600683 [CES-TVR] E-mail : tvr@iisc.ac.in, envis.ces@iisc.ac.in, Web : http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy, http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/grass, Web : http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy