Soil carbon stocksin different land-use classes of Gandhinagar, Gujarat
| Author(s) | : | Ekta Purswani, Bhawana Pathak |
| Institution | : | Research Scholar, School of Environment & Sustainable Development, Central University of Gujarat |
| Published In | : | Vol. 4, Issue 11 — November 2017 |
| Page No. | : | 937-942 |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
Land-use change exacerbates soil degradation by alterations in soil physical, chemical and biologicalproperties. In this study, we evaluated the total soil carbon in different land-use classes in Gandhinagar district.Stratified random sampling approach was adopted to collect soil samples at three different depths of 10 cm each up to 30cm from top. On the basis of analysis of variance between classes and within classes, it was observed that pH andelectrical conductivity did not show significant variation within each class and between different classes. Carbon stocksvaried with areas under vegetation class showing maximum amount while barren showing minimum carbon stocks. Withdepth, carbon stocks showed a decrease in all classes with least standard deviation in barren and maximum deviation invegetation. Soil carbon stocks decrease with increased disturbance and decline in number of trees.
Ekta Purswani, Bhawana Pathak, “Soil carbon stocksin different land-use classes of Gandhinagar, Gujarat”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 4, Issue 11, pp. 937-942, November 2017.
