Is the forest biomass a key regulator of global warming?: A mathematical modelling study
Prabir Panja
Abstract
In this article, a mathematical model has been formulated by considering forest biomass and global warming as a separate compartment. It is assumed that the forest biomass follow logistic growth in the absence of global warming. It is also assumed that the growth of forest biomass is affected by global warming. It is considered that the density of forest biomass decreases due to natural burning of forests, cut down of forest biomass by human beings and continuous harvesting of forest biomass by human being. It is found that if we can increase the area of forest biomass then the rate of increase of global warming will be reduced. It is also found that if the harvesting rate of forest biomass increases, then global warming will be gradually increased. Finally, some numerical simulation results have been presented.