Assessment of woody species diversity and composition along a disturbance gradient in Behali Reserve Forest of Biswanath district, Assam, India

Borah, Dipankar; Das, Biswajit; Tangjang, Sumpam; Khapugin, Anatoliy A.

doi:10.12775/eq.2021.009

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“…Children in modern society lose touch with nature and green plants [40][41][42], which, in particular, playgrounds are designed to prevent. Researchers suggest that trees are important elements of healthy child communities [43] that should be integrated at various scales, from landscaping around homes, schools, and kindergartens to connected systems of urban paths, parks, and public gardens.…”

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Dendroflora in spatial planning compositions of children’s squares in Vyshhorod town

Zibtseva¹,

Troshkina²,

Olkho³

2022

Ukr. j. for. wood sci.

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Various groups of urban residents, including children, need to ensure a high-quality environment. One of the important features of urban plantings is their biodiversity, which is often low in the territories of children’s facilities. The purpose of the study is to identify spatial planning solutions and assess the species composition of tree plantations on the territory of six newly created children’s parks of the small historical city of Vyshhorod, Kyiv Oblast, which is located near the capital and is marked by positive demographic dynamics. The initial data were obtained as a result of the authors’ inventory survey of vegetation in these parks. The spatial planning composition of the dendroflora of these parks is also analysed using a visual method. Based on the obtained data, the level of biodiversity of tree stands in parks under study was estimated: the available number of taxa, Menhinick’s richness and diversity index, and the Berger-Parker abundance index were compared. On the territory of these parks, a total of 70 taxa of woody and shrubby plants were identified, among which introduced species predominate. More than half of the identified taxa are found only in one of the parks. The most common types represented on the territory of most children’s parks are the following: Spiraea vanhouttei, Juglans regia, Physocarpus opulifolius. Cluster analysis revealed groups of parks with a similar assortment of woody plants, and, accordingly, similar biodiversity indicators. The relationship between the assortment of plants and the general spatial solution of parks is traced. It was concluded that the selection of the species composition of woody plants for children’s parks should be more thorough, and it is also advisable not to exceed the recommended 10% share of one species in the composition of plantings. The use of “thorny” species that are not recommended for children’s territories is quite balanced and rational. The use of the findings in urban planning would help create a multifunctional eco-balanced children’s space and increase the sustainability of urban ecosystems

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Dendroflora in spatial planning compositions of children’s squares in Vyshhorod town

Zibtseva¹,

Troshkina²,

Olkho³

2022

Ukr. j. for. wood sci.

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“…The reserve forest is an important area for mammals like Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus L.), Slow Loris (Nycticebus coucang Boddaert), Capped Langur (Trachypithecus pileatus Blyth), Malayan Giant Squirrel (Ratufa bicolor Sparrman), etc. (Islam, Rahmani, 2004;Borah et al, 2021a). This area is also recognised as an Important Bird Area in 1994 and a Key Biodiversity Area in 2004.…”

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“…Though the area is dominated by plains, however, some hills lie in the extreme north of the forest. The flora of the forest has been partially worked out (Borah et al, 2020a), as well as the plant community structure as elucidated by Borah et al (2021a), shows the presence of various fig (Ficus sp.) species, as well as other fruit trees forming a suitable refuge for many residential and migratory birds.…”

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“…H. Keng, Mesua ferrea L. and Dillenia indica L. are the dominant tree species of the reserve (Champion, Seth, 1968;Borah et al, 2021b). It also includes many rare plants or is of interest to the area's biodiversity (Borah et al, 2019a, b;Borah et al, 2020b, c;Borah et al, 2021a). The soil is mostly composed of new and old alluvium, which is unconsolidated and loose in structure (Bhattacharjya, Bhagawati, 2009).…”

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Birds of Behali Wildlife Sanctuary, an Important Bird Area of Assam, India

Kakati

Borah²,

Saikia

et al. 2022

AUPCStudiaNaturae

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The avian diversity of Behali Wildlife Sanctuary, an Important Bird Area IN-AS-05 (A1 and A3) is documented here. A total of 283 species of birds belonging to 21 orders, 69 families, and 194 genera were recorded. The study recorded one critically endangered species, 2 endangered species, 7 vulnerable species, 13 near threatened species and 260 species were least concern. Distribution of birds within the reserve forest and IUCN Red List Categories of them are also provided here.

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“…Loss of biodiversity is a current issue in the field of ecology and it is the subject for many researchers. A large number of parameters have been promoted by researchers to measure for the indication of the status of biodiversity in ecologi-cal systems, for conservation, planning, management, environmental monitoring and decision making (Borah et al, 2021). The risk of extinction of a species is provided by representing the list of the threatened species which is based on the most recently available ecological data for that species (Jeph and Khan, 2019;Lasushe et al, 2022).…”

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Diversity of angiosperms and their conservation status in Susunia hill and adjacent regions, Bankura District, West Bengal, India

Mandal¹,

Mukherjee²,

Patra³

2022

EEC

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Angiosperms are the most important group among the plant kingdom. An attempt was made to study the angiosperms diversity and their conservation status of Susunia hill and its adjacent region in Bankura district, West Bengal. The plants were collected from the study area and identified. Field survey method was used for the present investigation. The threatened, endangered, not evaluated, least concern and vulnerable status of plant species were confirmed by India biodiversity portal and other standard publications on rare and threatened taxa of the country. A total of 91 species of angiosperms were recorded which were represented by 84 genera belonging to 42 different families. During the survey period 02 species of Pteridophytes under 02 genera belonging to 02 differerent families were also reported. Fabaceae was recorded as most dominant family from the angiosperms in study site. There were 36 species as least concern, 10 species as not evaluated, 04 species as vulnerable, 01 species as near threatened and 01 species as endangered as per the IUCN threatened categories. Analysis of habits showed that trees were represented by the highest proportion followed by perennial herbs, shrubs, annual herbs and climbers. The present study is the compilation of data on threatened plants of Susunia hill purview over various literatures with an update on their present status. It needs conservation of the biodiversity and their habitat as well as to increase the awareness of the people for the importance of the study site.

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Assessment of woody species diversity and composition along a disturbance gradient in Behali Reserve Forest of Biswanath district, Assam, India

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References 45 publications

Dendroflora in spatial planning compositions of children’s squares in Vyshhorod town

Dendroflora in spatial planning compositions of children’s squares in Vyshhorod town

Birds of Behali Wildlife Sanctuary, an Important Bird Area of Assam, India

Diversity of angiosperms and their conservation status in Susunia hill and adjacent regions, Bankura District, West Bengal, India

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