Are Sacred Groves of Kathmandu Valley Efficient in Sequestering Carbon?

Table 3

Species richness, diversity, evenness, maturity, and carbon stock density in the trees of different forests.

Forest type	Number of species	Shannon diversity	Evenness	Maturity index	Carbon stock (ton ha^−1)
Schima-Pyrus	14	1.84	0.70	29.4	76.35
Myrsine-Persea	11	1.35	0.56	43.6	1272.49
Quercus-Myrsine	5	1.19	0.74	80.0	1523.92
Neolitsea cuipala	18	1.80	0.62	33.9	143.37