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T. V. Ramachandra and S. Bharath
Fig. 7 Annual increment in AGB in forest from 1989 to 2019. Source Author
Fig. 8 Annual increment in forest carbon from 1989 to 2019. Source Author
for forest and plantations accounted to 1056.90 Tg with carbon sequestration of
528.45 Tg (in 1985), which is now reduced to 732.83 Tg and 366.41Tg, respectively.
Figure 13 shows BGB from forest plantation and agriculture areas across the state
accounted to 275.43 (1985), which is now reduced to 180.54 Tg. The plantations
though not shown any significant contribution of ecosystem services compared with
T. V. Ramachandra and S. Bharath
Fig. 7 Annual increment in AGB in forest from 1989 to 2019. Source Author
Fig. 8 Annual increment in forest carbon from 1989 to 2019. Source Author
for forest and plantations accounted to 1056.90 Tg with carbon sequestration of
528.45 Tg (in 1985), which is now reduced to 732.83 Tg and 366.41Tg, respectively.
Figure 13 shows BGB from forest plantation and agriculture areas across the state
accounted to 275.43 (1985), which is now reduced to 180.54 Tg. The plantations
though not shown any significant contribution of ecosystem services compared with