Evaluation of carrying capacity with particular reference to firewood and fodder resources in Central Himalaya: a case study of Baliya catchment |
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| Authors: | S KS Rathore S P Singh J S Singh |
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| Institution: | 1. Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan, C.G.O. Complex, Lodi Road , New Delhi, 110003, India;2. Department of Botany , Kumaun University , Naini-Tal, 263002, India;3. Department of Botany , Banaras Hindu University , Varanasi, 221005, India |
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| Abstract: | SUMMARY The dwindling forests of the Central Himalaya are suffering from serious losses, threatening the subsistence population of the region. This study analyses the rate of consumption of fodder and firewood in a Central Himalayan catchment and estimates the carrying capacity of the catchment for these resources. Estimates indicate that the carrying capacity of the natural ecosystems and agroecosystems, in terms of availability of fodder and fuelwood resources, has already been exceeded. |
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| Keywords: | animal unit net primary production forage production sustainable harvest private support area wood production |
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