Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha, India

Abstract

The present paper documents the findings of phytosociological attributes which have been carried out in tropical moist deciduous forest of Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha, India. The main objectives of this study are to identify, characterize and classify the vegetation community which is naturally distributed in the forest reserve. The vegetation sampling and data analysis were done following standard procedures. One hundred and eight plant species belonging to 38 families in the form of 38 species of trees, 38 species of shrubs and 32 species of herbs are documented. The most common plant species based on importance value in tree, shrub and herb layers are Terminalia tomentosa (IVI-292.27), Shorea robusta (RVI-50.89) and Croton roxburghii (RVI-17.11) respectively. Euphorbiaceae is found to be most dominant family. The incidence of fire, livestock grazing and other anthropogenic disturbance are responsible for depletion of the old and uneven age structure of forest. This study provides baseline information on the dry forests of Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary. Appropriate conservation and management can considerably improve the botanical value of Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary, and consequently their value for other life forms.

Floristic Composition, Biological Spectrum and Distribution Pattern of Floral Biodiversity in Jalalabad Taisot Valley, Gilgit Baltistan

“…Page|701 Density Density will be calculated by using the formula followed by [17] F1= Absolute frequency (it is the number of times that a certain value appears in the study) Cover of a species= occupied area of the plant specie Individuals of species= number of plants of the same specie Absolute density= Total no of all individuals of a species in all quadrate The total area of the sample plot Relative density = No of individual of a species×100…”

“…Total cover of all plants of all species IVI = Relative Density + Relaive Frequency + Relative Domince sa followed by [17].…”

Phytosociological assessment and carbon stock estimation and valuation in the tropical dry deciduous forest of Bihar

“…In view to the above issues, as vegetation structure and diversity plays a major role in controlling various ecological processes (Gower et al, 1992;Rout et al, 2018), our study was concentrated to Banka Forest Division of Bihar state where traditional process of forest vegetation survey was followed to assess the phytosociology and estimate the regulatory function with respect to biomass and carbon stock estimation in the study area. In our present study, forest structure, distribution and carbon stock is estimated with its valuation in two forest ranges, namely, Banka and Bounsi range of Banka Forest Division, Bihar.…”

“…Depending upon the structure and composition of forests functionality is determined where forests act as carbon sink and have potential to sequester carbon (Lal and Singh, 2000). The phytosociological studies are significant to understand the structure, composition and distribution pattern of plant communities (Rout et al, 2018) and also to estimate the biomass of the area. Estimation of biomass eventually contributes to estimate C stock of an area (Fahey et al, 2010;Kushwaha et al, 2014;Salunkhe et al, 2016;Jhariya, 2017;Banik et al, 2018).…”

A preliminary floristic survey of Baisipalli wildlife sanctuary, Odisha, India

“…This causes threat to plant community in general and medicinal plants in particular due to overexploitation 12 . Sanctuary flora is under threat due to anthropogenic activities for different purposes of maintaining livelihood 16 . Documentation of floristic information of wildlife sanctuaries in Odisha is an urgent need for sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity.…”