Methane emission from various sources of biosphere contributes to the global warming/climate change related problems. Methane release from standing dead or age old trees, a new-fangled source for emission of CH4, was investigated. The experiment was carried out in tropical and subtropical forest ecoregions of Western Ghats of India. A standardized protocol was formulated for sampling and analysis of the gas samples collected from dead/decay trees. Based on our standardized protocol maximum and minimum emission of CH4 concentration was recorded. |
