Linking forest successional dynamics to community dependence on provisioning ecosystem services from the Central Himalayan forests of Uttarakhand

摘要: The study examines the relationship between Ecosystem Services (ES) supply and vegetation dynamics through a series of five types representing hypothetical successional sequence (i.e., Grassland, Pine, Pine-Oak mix, Open Oak, Dense Oak). We quantified compared dependence local livelihood on provisioning services from forests at each level succession resource extraction methods used to obtain desired products structured social survey covering 19 villages 702 households in Tehri Garhwal Dehradun districts Uttarakhand. found that broad leaved oak (covering 38.5% total 57,516 ha area) were most important formation supporting livelihoods. Meanwhile, other early formations was significantly lower than forests, both terms number quantities. Notably, highest fuel wood, fodder, stall inlay (animal bedding), which provided by dense forests. high support household needs subsequent grazing, lopping, cutting, collection, fire, act as unsystematic management techniques area, maintaining its present form. An understanding ecosystem service can assist forest managers choose best suited regime depending their aim stakeholder demands.