Arun Jyoti Nath, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Assam University, Silchar, India. He is an ecologist with diverse experience in research and teaching. Dr. Nath has obtained advanced training on carbon sequestration research from the Institute of Botany and Ecophysiology, Szent Istvan University, Godollo, Hungary; National Bureau of Soil Science and Land Use Planning, Nagpur, India; and Carbon Management and Sequestration Center, Ohio State University, USA. Dr. Nath is an academic editor for the journal PLOS ONE.Biplab Brahma, PhD, is a Senior Research Scholar in the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Assam University, Silchar, India. His research interests include ecosystem carbon management in terrestrial ecosystems. Ashesh Kumar Das, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India. His research interests include tree diversity and ecology, carbon management in forest and agricultural ecosystems, and soil ecology. Dr. Das has published more than 120 research papers in leading national and international journals.

• 1. General Introduction 2. Biomass Models and Biomass Carbon Stocks 3. Potential Loss of Biomass Carbon 4. Impact of Land Use Changes on Soil Organic Carbon 5. Ecosystem Carbon Sequestration 6. Soil Carbon Sequestration 7. Fine Root Dynamics and Carbon Management 8. Conclusions and Recommendations

Arun Jyoti Nath, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Assam University, Silchar, India. He is an ecologist with diverse experience in research and teaching. Dr. Nath has obtained advanced training on carbon sequestration research from the Institute of Botany and Ecophysiology, Szent Istvan University, Godollo, Hungary; National Bureau of Soil Science and Land Use Planning, Nagpur, India; and Carbon Management and Sequestration Center, Ohio State University, USA. Dr. Nath is an academic editor for the journal PLOS ONE.Biplab Brahma, PhD, is a Senior Research Scholar in the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Assam University, Silchar, India. His research interests include ecosystem carbon management in terrestrial ecosystems. Ashesh Kumar Das, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India. His research interests include tree diversity and ecology, carbon management in forest and agricultural ecosystems, and soil ecology. Dr. Das has published more than 120 research papers in leading national and international journals.

• 1. General Introduction 2. Biomass Models and Biomass Carbon Stocks 3. Potential Loss of Biomass Carbon 4. Impact of Land Use Changes on Soil Organic Carbon 5. Ecosystem Carbon Sequestration 6. Soil Carbon Sequestration 7. Fine Root Dynamics and Carbon Management 8. Conclusions and Recommendations

Arun Jyoti Nath, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Assam University, Silchar, India. He is an ecologist with diverse experience in research and teaching. Dr. Nath has obtained advanced training on carbon sequestration research from the Institute of Botany and Ecophysiology, Szent Istvan University, Godollo, Hungary; National Bureau of Soil Science and Land Use Planning, Nagpur, India; and Carbon Management and Sequestration Center, Ohio State University, USA. Dr. Nath is an academic editor for the journal PLOS ONE.Biplab Brahma, PhD, is a Senior Research Scholar in the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Assam University, Silchar, India. His research interests include ecosystem carbon management in terrestrial ecosystems. Ashesh Kumar Das, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India. His research interests include tree diversity and ecology, carbon management in forest and agricultural ecosystems, and soil ecology. Dr. Das has published more than 120 research papers in leading national and international journals.

• 1. General Introduction 2. Biomass Models and Biomass Carbon Stocks 3. Potential Loss of Biomass Carbon 4. Impact of Land Use Changes on Soil Organic Carbon 5. Ecosystem Carbon Sequestration 6. Soil Carbon Sequestration 7. Fine Root Dynamics and Carbon Management 8. Conclusions and Recommendations