Impact Of Climate Change On Forest: A Study Of Western Himalayan Regions In India

Abstract

Changes in vegetation structure and biogeography due to climate change in Western Himalaya. Western Himalaya lies between Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Particularly in this mountainous region eight categories of vegetation are found, like Himalayan dry temperate, subalpine and alpine, subtropical moist pine forest, Himalayan moist temperate, subtropical dry evergreen, Tropical moist deciduous and Tropical dry deciduous.  Main objective of the study is to identify the most vulnerable vegetation area within the region. In this paper, was described an approach in which ecological concepts from a global vegetation dynamics model (IBIS method for mapping venerable grid in this region. Main finding of the study are 25 out of 65 IBIS grids (39%) are projected to undergo change region by 2030s, sub Alpine and Alpine; and Himalayan moist temperate forests are more vulnerable than the others.