Composition and Stand Structure of Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest of Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Orissa, India

Mishra, Rajani Kanta; Upadhyay, V. P.; Nayak, Pradipta K.; Pattanaik, Sumitra; Mohanty, R. C.

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“…In Odisha, forest covers covering about 37.34% of the state's geographical area and about 7.66% of country's forest [9] having net and gross deforestation rate during 1935 to 2010 was -0.69 and -0.79, respectively [8]. Balasore, one of the coastal districts of Odisha located at 20° 48 ' [11][12][13]. However, it remains as a neglected area with no such studies was made for the tropical forest covers of Balasore.…”

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Diversity of over Storey Plant Communities of Tropical Forest Covers of Balasore District, Odisha, India

Mishra¹

2018

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The structure and function of a forest ecosystem is maintained by upper storey vegetation layer which principally consist of tree species. The tropical forest covers of Balasore, one of the coastal district of Odisha was analysed for structure, composition and diversity of upper storey vegetation layer (≥ 30 cm circumference at breast height). A total of 94 tree species representing 77 genera and 38 families were recorded in this area. The average number of species per family was nearly equal to 2.5 and per genus was>1.2.The species diversity index and concentration dominance of the forest were 3.68 and 0.055, respectively. The Importance Value Index (IVI) of species ranged from 0.55 to 40.47. The estimated diversity indices indicated heterogeneity of the tropical forest covers of Balasore district in composition, structure and function. Thus rich over storey plant diversity with many of them as rare occurrence in the area supports the need of conservation for future use and sustenance.

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Diversity of over Storey Plant Communities of Tropical Forest Covers of Balasore District, Odisha, India

Mishra¹

2018

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“…The plant species which could not be identified in the field, however, were brought to the laboratory and identified with the help of herbaria of Odisha biodiversity board, and using the published literatures on floras of the region, viz. Saxena and Brahmam [57] and Mishra et al [58].…”

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Species Composition and Diversity of Plants along Human-Induced Disturbances in Tropical Moist Sal Forests of Eastern Ghats, India

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Sahoo,

Mohanty

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Plant biodiversity data are prerequisites for the sustainable management of a forest. We used quantitative ecological tools to determine the species composition, diversity (richness and evenness), population structure, distribution patterns, and regeneration status of trees in a Tropical Moist Sal Forest of Eastern Ghats, India. For this purpose, a field inventory was conducted during 2020–2022 in sixteen 1.0 ha forest stands along a human-induced disturbance gradient. A total of 161 species (61 trees, 40 shrubs, 60 herbs) belonging to 77 families and 143 genera were recorded in the 16.0 ha of forest area. The results revealed a significant (p < 0.01) decrease in the tree and shrub species density, basal area, species richness, and diversity along the gradient of disturbance. However, in the case of herbs, the Shannon–Weiner diversity index increased significantly (p < 0.01) with increasing disturbance levels. Irrespective of forest types and disturbance levels, the tree diameter class (10–30 cm) accounted for the highest stem density in the forest. A mixed trend was found in the case of the basal area; the >41 cm diameter class constituted the highest basal area in the Pure Sal Forest while the 10–30 cm class was in the Moist Deciduous Forest without Sal. Tree species richness was found higher in lower diameter classes. Disturbances impacted the distribution pattern of trees; in the Pure Sal Forest, the contagious distribution of trees were 61.54%, 40%, and 12.5% in undisturbed, low-disturbed, and moderately disturbed sites, respectively. The percent of trees showing random and regular distribution increased with the increased level of disturbance in all forest types. The number of tree species having good regeneration decreased with the increased disturbance intensity in all forest types. Frequent grazing, repeated forest fires, and poor soil seed banks at the Moderately Disturbed site were the main reasons for the poor/no regeneration of Pterocarpus marsupium, Adina cordifolia, Terminalia bellerica, and some other economical species. Significant changes in structural attributes of the tree community revealed the impact of human-induced disturbances in the Moist Sal Forests of Eastern Ghats. The disturbance mosaics promoted the growth of many invasive weed species and lianas, depleting the number of valuable species in the forest. This study suggests the adaption of sustainable biodiversity conservation approaches through the active participation of the tribal so that the remnants the Moist Sal Forests of Eastern Ghats can be controlled to prevent further degradation.

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“…Invasive species change forest composition of northern India (Sharma and Raghubanshi, 2010). Not only forest area but also the species rich communities of moist deciduous tropical forests of India are altering towards the poor and less diverse systems due to rapid deforestation and forest fragmentation (Mishra et al, 2012;Bajpai et al, 2012a). Viability of forest population rapidly changed due to environmental changes (Condit et al, 1996;Stork, 2010), local habitat characters (Chaturvedi et al, 2012), community composition (Sagar et.…”

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Study Of Plant Regeneration Potential In Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest In Northern India

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Regeneration patterns of species population can address climate change by adaptive evolution or by migrating association to survive in their favorable climate and finally decided to particular forest future. In this paper we examined the status of regeneration potential of tree species in tropical moist deciduous forest at Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Northern India. To investigate tree, sapling and seedling population distribution, we examine regeneration status in 145 random plots in study area. Total 74 plant species of 60 genera belonging to 32 families out of which 71 species of trees, 56 of seedlings and 60 of saplings were found in the forest. On the basis of importance value index Mallotus philippensis, Tectona grandis, Shorea robusta, Syzygium cumini and Bombax ceiba have been found as dominant species in the study area. As far as the regeneration status is concerned, the maximum tree species (64%) have been found in good regeneration category. Significant variations in species richness and population density, between three life form (i. e. tree, sapling and seedling) have been found. In which only three new tree species Prosopis juliflora, Psidium guajava and Morus alba were added in sapling and seedling stage. It is major ecological concern that about 19 % economically important plant species like Madhuca longifolia, Terminalia elliptica, Buchanania cochinchinensis, some Ficus species etc. have been found in poor regeneration phage, whereas about 7% species found in no regeneration categories. International Journal of Environment, Volume-2, Issue-1, Sep-Nov 2013, Pages 153-163 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ije.v2i1.9218

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Composition and Stand Structure of Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest of Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Orissa, India

Cited by 7 publications

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Diversity of over Storey Plant Communities of Tropical Forest Covers of Balasore District, Odisha, India

Diversity of over Storey Plant Communities of Tropical Forest Covers of Balasore District, Odisha, India

Species Composition and Diversity of Plants along Human-Induced Disturbances in Tropical Moist Sal Forests of Eastern Ghats, India

Study Of Plant Regeneration Potential In Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest In Northern India

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