Abstract

The present study assessed population structure, biomass, carbon stock, phytosociociological and regeneration status of a Central Himalayan cypress forest of India. A total of 36 plant species (07 trees, 08 shrubs and 21 herbs) were recorded from the study site. Total tree density ranged from 460 to 600 tree ha^-1 and total basal area ranged from 19.11 to 58.20 m² ha^-1. The total biomass of trees across all the sites ranged between 178 and 431 t ha^-1 while carbon stock ranged between 89.07 and 206 t ha^-1. Cupressus torulosa was the only tree species showing fair regeneration at all the sites while most of the species were represented by seedling and sapling indicating new regeneration.

Key words: Biomass, carbon stock, diversity, regeneration, vegetation structure.