Climate and its variability have been and continues to be the principal source of exceptional fluctuations which wreaked havoc on forests. In Chamba, up to an elevation of 1,800 m chir pine (Pinus roxburghii Sargent) is the main naturally occurring coniferous tree in forests.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/impact-exceptionally-high-rain-and-snowfall-chir-pine-plantations-chamba-district
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/n-s-thakur
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-k-bhardwaj
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/k-s-verma
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/indian-forester-0
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-erosion
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/western-himalaya
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chamba
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pine
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himachal-pradesh
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall