In the present context of global warming, it is essential to estimate the entrapped carbon in biomass and soil. In India, the dry deciduous forest is the premier forest type. However, in such forest type of West Bengal, there has not been estimation of the carbon contents at any vegetation layer. This article describes the carbon contents in biomass, litter and soil of the undershrub layer as well as its species composition-diversity. Five distinct sites–dry nullah (S1), forest clearing (S2), forest middle (S3), forest edge (S4) and foot track (S5) were identified. The above ground biomass (AGB) and litter were estimated through harvest and forest floor sweeping, respectively. For the measurement of below ground biomass (BGB), soil monoliths were dug out. The total biomass (AGB + BGB + Litter) across the forest ranged between 3.15 t ha^− 1 and 37.58 t ha^− 1 (av. 18.39 t ha^− 1). The AGB-carbon ranged between 0.59 t C ha^− 1 and 3.63 t C ha^− 1 (av. 1.97 t C ha^− 1), the BGB-carbon ranged between 0.51 t C ha^− 1 and 12.92 t C ha^− 1 (av. 4.91 t C ha^− 1) and the litter-carbon ranged between 0.32 t C ha^− 1 and 2.39 t C ha^− 1 (av. 1.40 t C ha^− 1). The organic carbon in acidic sandy soil of the forest ranged between 12.47 t ha^− 1 and 17.31 t ha^− 1 (av. 15.14 t ha^− 1). Of the total entrapped carbon in the forest, the AGB-carbon contributed 8%, the BGB-carbon 21%, while the litter-carbon 6%. The balance pool of 65% was supplied by the soil organic carbon. Seventeen undershrub species were identified with density of 6690 individuals ha^− 1 and the average indices of diversity and concentration of dominance was 0.77 and 0.22, respectively. Thus, to contribute in understanding the carbon stocking potential in a specific forest type and also to add to the inventory of carbon budget in the Indian forests, this micro level study was carried out in a dry topical forest (of eastern India).

在当前全球变暖的背景下，估计生物量和土壤中截留的碳非常重要。在印度，干燥的落叶林是主要的森林类型。但是，在西孟加拉邦这种森林类型中，尚未估计任何植被层的碳含量。本文描述了灌木丛下生物量，凋落物和土壤中的碳含量及其物种组成-多样性。五个不同的地点-干明渠（S1），森林砍伐（S2），森林中部（S3），森林边缘（S4）和人行道（S5）。地上生物量（AGB）和凋落物分别通过收割和林地清扫估算。为了测量地下生物量（BGB），挖出了土壤块体。整个森林的总生物量（AGB + BGB +凋落物）在3.15 t ha ^-1至37.58 t ha ^-1（平均18.39 t ha ^-1）之间。AGB碳的范围为0.59 t C ha ^-1和3.63 t C ha ^-1（平均1.97 t C ha ^-1），BGB碳的范围为0.51 t C ha ^-1和12.92 t C ha ^-1（平均4.91 t C ha ^{− 1}），而枯枝落叶的碳含量在0.32 t C ha ^-1和2.39 t C ha ^-1之间（平均1.40 t C ha ^-1）。森林的酸性沙质土壤中的有机碳含量在12.47 t ha ^-1和17.31t ha ^-1之间（平均15.14t ha ^-1）。在森林中截留的碳总量中，AGB碳占8％，BGB碳占21％，而垃圾碳占6％。65％的余额池由土壤有机碳提供。鉴定出17种灌木丛物种，密度为6690个个体ha ^-1多样性和优势集中度的平均指数分别为0.77和0.22。因此，为有助于理解特定森林类型中的碳储存潜力，并增加印度森林的碳收支清单，该微观研究是在（印度东部）干燥的局部森林中进行的。