Biodiversity and Wild Fodder of Gorumara National Park in West Bengal, India

Ghosh, Saurabh

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“…In India 14 of the plants sampled are wild fodder plants which are Mangifera indica, Ficus benghalensis, Portulaca oleracea, Amaranthus spinosus, Lantana camara, Phoenix sylvestris, Eragrostis tenella, Imperata cylindrica and Panicum repens (Ghosh, 2012). In India Rice, maize, sorghum, napier grass (elephant grass) and banana are also used as fodder crops (ILRI, 2010).…”

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Ethnobotanical Survey of Fodder/Forage Plant Species in Range and Farming Systems in the Savannahs of Ngoketunjia, North Western Cameroon

Lucha¹,

Chuyong²

2016

Int. J. Curr. Res. Biosci. Plant Biol.

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The world is changing. Desertification, climate change, non-sustainable agricultural and environmental practices like bush fires are leading to decrease in biological diversity and the appearance of invasive species. Ethnobotanical surveys were carried out in the 13 villages of Ndop, Ngoketunjia Division, Cameroon, to explore the ethnobotanical knowledge of the local people in Ngoketunjia Division; to raise awareness among the local community about the protection of native fodder/forage flora; and to propose guidelines for proper utilization, management and conservation of useful plants and the landscape, contributing in improving on the livelihood of the rural and urban population. Regular field trips were made and data were collected using Show and Tell Semistructured Interviews employing a checklist of questions, guided field walks, discussions and direct field observations. The plant inventory of 151 species belonging to 105 genera and 44 families was constructed, including their common/vernacular name, life form, part used, animal, threats and availability of these plants. The leaves of these species were the most commonly used plant parts. Plants were collected, identified, preserved, mounted and voucher specimens were deposited at the National Herbarium and the University of Dschang Herbaria for future references.

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Ethnobotanical Survey of Fodder/Forage Plant Species in Range and Farming Systems in the Savannahs of Ngoketunjia, North Western Cameroon

Lucha¹,

Chuyong²

2016

Int. J. Curr. Res. Biosci. Plant Biol.

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“…Studies also indicate that grasses are the most preferred diet for rhino [21,22,23]. Similar types of findings were also observed across most Indian one-horned rhino reserves from India and Nepal [24,25]. Hence it can be opined that the rhinos are more habitat specialised than other megaherbivores and depend on food quality rather than quantity [22,26].…”

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“…Results from the predictor inspection showed that the grassland cover along with its class metrics remained the top predictors in explaining the spatial distribution of all three mega-herbivores viz., Rhino, Elephant and Gaur in GNP (Fig 4). The significant influence of grassland on megaherbivores of GNP can be attributed to several studies, suggesting substantial consumption of grasses in the diet of megaherbivores, especially for rhinos [21–25]. Hence, loss of grassland habitats will be challenging for the park authorities in maintaining the long term viability of the population of mega-herbivores.…”

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“…The change dynamics at both landscape and class level metrics in GNP indicate the transition of grassland to other land-use types. Which seems to be not suitable as GNP harbours a large population of sympatric megaherbivores, including elephant, rhino and gaur [25]. The prominent causes are monoculture plantations and ill-planned developmental activities, which mostly took place in the earlier working plans.…”

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Changing landscape configuration demands ecological planning: Retrospect and prospect for megaherbivores of North Bengal

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The Gorumara National Park (GNP) is an important conservation area located in the northern region of West Bengal State, India, as it provides habitat for three megaherbivores: Indian One-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and Gaurs (Bos gaurus). It harbours one of the last population of the one-horned rhino. In the present study, landscape change and configuration were investigated by comparing three Landsat images, from 1998, 2008 and 2018. The images were classified into six different landcover classes following standard methodology. The present study also involves evaluation of landscape and anthropogenic predictors influence on the megaherbivores of GNP, followed by future landcover simulation for the year 2028. The result shows a significant decrease in the grassland cover from 18.87 km2 to 8.27 km2 from 1998 to 2018, whereas the woodland cover has increased from 50.14 km2 to 62.09 km2 between 1998 and 2018. The landscape configuration indices such as Number of Patches (NP), Patch Density (PD), Interspersion and Juxtaposition (IJI), Aggregation Index (AI) and Mean Shape Index (SHAPE AM) indicated that the landscapes has lost complexity in the spatial placement of patches of different Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) classes. Also, the landscape over the three decades has become uniform in terms of diversity of patches, because of earlier plantation activities by the forest managers. Result also indicated that grassland, along with its class metrics are the top predictors contributing 43.6% in explaining the spatial distribution of megaherbivores in GNP. Results from the simulated landcover of 2028 suggest a possible decline in overall grassland by 6.23% and a subsequent upsurge in woodland by 6.09% from 2018. The present result will be useful in guiding the forest management in developing habitat improvement strategies for the long- term viability of megaherbivore populations of rhino, gaur and elephant in the GNP.

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“…Moreover, overexploitation is also responsible for sharp reduction of the population size of the fodder plants [6]. It is important to detect the food habit of the herbivores and identify the fodder plants and their interactions with animals for sustainable management of the protected areas through wildlife conservation and undisturbed breeding ground [7]. But, in Bangladesh, there is a great dearth of information and research on the wild fodder-bearing trees.…”

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Wild Fodder Yielding Plants in the Protected Areas of Bangladesh

Hossain¹,

Mahmud²,

Chakma³

et al. 2019

Wildlife Population Monitoring

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Wildlife habitat is degrading worldwide due to myriads of biotic and abiotic reasons. The governments across the world countries are trying to halt the degradation through declaring protected areas (PAs) with potential wildlife habitats and strengthening conservation initiatives. These measures are expected to uphold the richness and diversity of the fodder yielding plants. But there is a dire necessity of information on composition and overall status of the fodder yielding plants for continuous monitoring of these habitats. Moreover, the potentiality of the protected areas can also be judged based on the composition and richness of fodder yielding plants. Having all these in mind, we assessed the composition and conservation status of the fodder yielding plants of all habit forms from three recognized protected areas named Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary, Dudhpukuria-Dhopachari Wildlife Sanctuary, and Madhupur National Park. The study indicated the presence of 306 fodder yielding plant species of all habit forms in the three studied protected areas. This chapter describes the composition, status, habit forms, and nature of occurrences of the wild fodder yielding plants which is expected to be highly helpful in wildlife habitat monitoring and undertaking specific measures for multiplication and conservation of fodder yielding plants.

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Biodiversity and Wild Fodder of Gorumara National Park in West Bengal, India

Cited by 5 publications

References 15 publications

Ethnobotanical Survey of Fodder/Forage Plant Species in Range and Farming Systems in the Savannahs of Ngoketunjia, North Western Cameroon

Ethnobotanical Survey of Fodder/Forage Plant Species in Range and Farming Systems in the Savannahs of Ngoketunjia, North Western Cameroon

Changing landscape configuration demands ecological planning: Retrospect and prospect for megaherbivores of North Bengal

Wild Fodder Yielding Plants in the Protected Areas of Bangladesh

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