The current study estimated carbon sequestration potential of Q. leucotrichophora–based traditional agroforestry systems (agrisilviculture system, silvopasture system) and natural forest in 12 villages of 6 different sites of two elevations (i.e., 1400–1800 and 1800–2200 m amsl) in the Tehri Garhwal district of Garhwal Himalaya, India. The study showed consistency of Quercus leucotrichophora in traditional agroforestry and in natural forest providing socioecological relevance and ecosystem services as well. Relation of carbon stock with altitude viewed positively in agrisilvicultural system whereas in silvopastural system and forest related negatively with altitude; the higher elevation, i.e., 1800–2200 m amsl, stored a larger amount of carbon (38.83 ± 3.49 Mg ha⁻¹) compared to lower elevation (36.94 ± 7.07 Mg ha⁻¹), and the lower elevation (1400–1800 m) in silvopasture (51.14 ± 6.95 Mg ha⁻¹) and natural forest (115.98 ± 16.83 Mg ha⁻¹) sequestered more carbon in comparison to upper elevation (42.34 ± 5.94 and 106.42 ± 11.27 Mg ha⁻¹). At both elevations, soil bulk densities showed continuous increase with increase in soil depth under all three land use systems..Moreover, soil organic carbon showed a negative relationship with soil depth and elevation. The study demonstrated that Q. leucotrichophora–based agroforestry systems are sequestering a significant amount of carbon (36.94 ± 7.07 and 38.83 ± 3.49 Mg ha⁻¹ in the agrisilviculture system and 51.14 ± 6.95 and 42.34 ± 5.94 Mg ha⁻¹ in the silvopasture system) and can be good models to replicate in the higher Central Himalayan region to combat the increasing amount of carbon and stabilize climate change.

目前的研究估计了基于白毛虫的传统农林业系统（农林业系统、林牧系统）和天然林在两个海拔（即 1400-1800 米和 1800-2200 米 amsl）的 6 个不同地点的 12 个村庄的碳固存潜力。印度 Garhwal 喜马拉雅山的 Tehri Garhwal 区。该研究表明，白质栎在传统农林业和天然林中的一致性，也提供了社会生态相关性和生态系统服务。农林系统中碳储量与海拔的关系与海拔呈正相关，而林牧系统和森林中的碳储量与海拔呈负相关；较高的海拔，即 1800-2200 m amsl，储存了更多的碳 (38.83 ± 3.49 Mg ha ^-1) 与低海拔 (36.94 ± 7.07 Mg ha ^-1 ) 相比，森林牧场(51.14 ± 6.95 Mg ha ^-1 ) 和天然林 (115.98 ± 16.83 Mg ha ^-1 )的低海拔 (1400–1800 m ) 隔离更多碳与上海拔（42.34 ± 5.94 和 106.42 ± 11.27 Mg ha ^-1）相比。在两个海拔高度，三种土地利用系统下土壤容重均随着土壤深度的增加而持续增加。此外，土壤有机碳与土壤深度和海拔高度呈负相关。该研究表明，基于白粉虫的农林业系统正在封存大量的碳（36.94 ± 7.07 和 38.83 ± 3.49 Mg ha ^-1在农业林业系统中为 51.14 ± 6.95 和 42.34 ± 5.94 Mg ha ^-1），并且可以成为在喜马拉雅中部较高地区复制的良好模型，以应对不断增加的碳量并稳定气候变化。