Assessment of tree species diversity and above-ground biomass in two disturbed tropical dry evergreen forests of Coromandel coast of India

The tree diversity and carbon stock of all woody plants were investigated in two-hectare square plots (100 m x 100 m) established Suryanpet (SP) Velleripet (VP) which is tropical dry evergreen forest (TDEF) sites on the Coromandel Coast peninsular India. All trees ? 10 cm girth at breast height measured 1.3 from rooting point enumerated. A total 35 species (? gbh) belonging to 34 genera 23 families recorded forests. Tree richness 27 (dominant Dimorphocalyx glabellus Thw.) 18 Strychnos nux-vomica L.) SP VP respectively. density 671 1154 individuals basal area two study (40.70 m2 ha-1) (45.46 ha-1). Most abundant are Loganiaceae, Euphorbiaceae Rutaceae its family index value (FIV) 56.14, 39.12 21.40 aboveground biomass (AGB) totaled site (405.3 Mg (721.3 extent estimated TDEF sites, provides baseline data floristic structure this for better management conservation.