Assessment of the Floristic Composition, Biological Spectrum, Leaf Size Spectra and Traditional Conservation Management of A Sacred Grove in West Midnapore District, West Bengal, India

Sen, Uday Kumar; Bhakat, Ram Kumar

doi:10.36808/if/2019/v145i2/144284

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“…Another 30 families each carried only a single species (Table 1). Similar types of distribution of dominant families has been found in sacred groves of India and were highlighted by Rajendraprasad et al (1998), Gnanasekaran et al (2012), Ghildiyal et al (2016), Sen (2016) and Sen and Bhakat (2019) amongst others.…”

Section: Different Plant Taxasupporting

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Fulani Herdsmen and Grazing Activities in Southwestern Nigeria: Yoruba Farm Youths’ Perception Analysis

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2020

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This paper analyses Yoruba farm youths’ perceptions of conflict arising from Fulani herdsmen’s grazing activities in three of the six southwestern Nigerian states. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 360 respondents using a pretested and validated structured interview schedule to elicit information. Descriptive statistics such as frequency counts and percentages were used to summarise the data while inferential statistics were used to validate the hypotheses of the study. The study revealed a high (98.0%) occurrence of Fulani herdsmen’s grazing activities with grazing on crops (mean =4.74) ranked 1st among surveyed occurrences. Overall, the farm youth negatively perceived the grazing activities of Fulani herders. At p d” 0.01 and 0.05, age (r = 0.28), number of children (r = 0.303) and farm experience (r = 0.478) show positive and significant correlations with youth’s perceptions of Fulani herdsmen’s grazing activities, while at p d” 0.05, household size (r = -1.18), farm size (r = - 0.126) and income (r = -0.103) had a negative but significant correlation with the youths’ perceptions. In conclusion, the Yoruba farm youth had negative perceptions about Fulani herdsmen’s grazing activities. It is recommended that the government needs to enact relevant legislations to guide the grazing of cattle and establish functional grazing reserves to enhance meeting herders’ needs and alleviating conflict situations between farmers and the herders.

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Section: Different Plant Taxasupporting

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Fulani Herdsmen and Grazing Activities in Southwestern Nigeria: Yoruba Farm Youths’ Perception Analysis

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2020

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Sacred groves are socio-culturally protected patches of plants mainly maintained by tribal communities. These groves are generally considered as abodes of gods, goddesses, spirits or supernatural objects. They are worshipped, managed and protected by mainly tribal communities with religious zeal. Such groves serve as less disturbed benchmarks for vegetation. Taboos and societal prohibitions defend the sacred groves from destruction as a result of human activity. From sacred groves, several relics, endemic and endangered species ha ve been reported. Based on this premise, this paper highlights the conservation and cultural values of a sacred grove of Jhargram District in West Bengal. The study reveals that in addition to conserving 150 species of angiosperms, the grove provides some direct and indirect socioeconomic benefits. Therefore, there is an urgent need not only to protect the sacred forest but also to revive and reinvent such a traditional way of plant conservation.

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“…However, in the Indian tropics, cryptophytes died back to underground storage organs to survive the unfavourable dry period, fire, etc. In the tropical ecosystem, cryptophytes were conceived as relics of the paleoclimate, which prevailed prior to the present exterminating of the Indian subcontinent [53][54]. According to Zohary [55], a fraction of the flora of a place might be in discordance with the present-day climate and could be the remnant of past climate.…”

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Assessment of Biological Spectrum and Phenological Behaviours of Coastal Vegetation in East Midnapore District, Eastern India

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Bhakat²

2020

J.Trop.Life.Science

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The open coastlines of the world are dominated by sand dunes and salt marshes. They are the primary areas for human recreation and provide a wide range of frequently overlooked ecosystem services. Their intrinsic ecological significance lies in having unique biological assemblies and supporting a range of ecological processes, such as water filtration and nutrient cycling. In addition, in the coastal zone, these areas link marine and terrestrial systems. The objective of this paper is to check the psammophytic species diversity, conservation status and threat; and also prepare a biological spectrum m in the Costal East Midnapore (CEM) district's sand dune and salt marsh areas. A part of floristic inventories in the CEM, various field trips in different season were carried out, quadrate method is done to examine the ecological impact and richness. Specimens were collected, prepared voucher specimen and enlisted according APG IV classification system to prepare biological spectrum. CEM vegetation was diverse and composed of 162 species of 132 genera distributed among 52 families of 28 orders according to APG IV classification, of which 37 species were exotics. Fabales (19.14%) and Fabaceae (19.14%) were the dominant order and family. Biological spectrum shows the study area was classified as "thero-chamaephytic" type of phytoclimate. Mesophyll (24.07%) and lanceolate as well as oblong (19.14%) were found to be high in the leaf size spectrum and lamina. The area of study was highly ecotonal potential and fairly undisturbed. This study is useful in comparing and contrasting the adjacent natural vegetation along the gradients of the environment; and recommends effective long-term conservation and better management of the coastal area.

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Assessment of the Floristic Composition, Biological Spectrum, Leaf Size Spectra and Traditional Conservation Management of A Sacred Grove in West Midnapore District, West Bengal, India

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