CARBON STOCK POTENTIAL OF TREES GROWING IN AN URBAN PARK OF GUWAHATI, ASSAM, INDIAJ.Y. Yumnam and B. SaikiaAbstract A study on Carbon stock potential of trees growing in Amrit Udyan Park, Hengrabari, Guwahati, Assam was conducted between the year 2022 and 2023. All the trees in the park were inventoried and Circumference at breast height (CBH) measured. Biomass and Carbon stock of the trees were calculated using allometric formula. In the park, 83 tree individual (44.39 ha-1) belonging to 38 tree species under 34 genera and 20 families were recorded. The present study revealed that the total above ground biomass (AGB), total below ground biomass (BGB), total biomass (TB), total Carbon stock (TCS) and CO2 equivalent (CO2 eqv.) were 522.03 Mg ha-1, 135.73 Mg ha-1, 657.76 Mg ha-1, 328.88 Mg C ha-1 and 1206.99 Mg ha-1 respectively of all the trees growing in the park. The study revealed that urban park helped in conservation of trees and these trees helped in sequestration of CO2 by storing Carbon as biomass which leads to mitigation of the global warming to some extent. |