Comparative regeneration status in a natural forest and enrichment plantations of Chittagong (south) forest division, Bangladesh

Tree Species Composition and Regeneration Status of Shitalpur Forest Beat under Chittagong North Forest Division, Bangladesh

“…A total of 47 different tree species comprising 29 families were recorded from the study area of which about 62% of the families are represented by only one species, 21% of the families by two species, 14% of the families by three species, and only 3% of the families by more than three species. The findings of the present study showed better species composition compared to a study [26] conducted by Ahmed and Haque where 38 tree species were identified whereas other studies [27][28][29][30][31] found better species composition than the present study showing 64 species, 85 tree species, 92 tree species, 163 species, and 62 tree species, respectively. Moraceae was the dominant family (5 species) with naturally growing fruit species, like Artocarpus chaplasha, Artocarpus lacucha, Ficus hispida, Ficus pyriformis, and Ficus racemosa that provide food and shelter to wildlife species.…”

“…The study reveals a degraded forest status with less tree density (1425 stems/ha) and species regeneration (12381 seedlings/ha) compared to some previous study conducted in different parts of greater Chittagong region [27,33,34]. The reason behind less tree density and species regeneration might be due to the degraded environmental condition at the study area and at the same time overexploitation by the local people as they collect bigger trees for their own consumption and extra income.…”

Assessment of natural regeneration status and diversity of tree species in the biodiversity conservation areas of Northeastern Bangladesh

“…Ahmed and Bhuyian (1994) found 42 known and few unknown regenerating species in the natural forest of Cox's Bazar Forest Division, Bangladesh. Hossain et al (2004) in a comparative study of natural regeneration of natural forest and enrichment plantation in Chittagong (south) forest division, Bangladesh recorded 64 species from natural forest and 40 species from enrichment plantations; Alamgir and Al-Amin (2007) documented 39 species under 18 families in a proposed biodiversity conservation area (Bamerchara and Danerchara) in Chittagong, Bangladesh.…”

Assessment of natural regeneration status: the case of Durgapur hill forest, Netrokona, Bangladesh

“…Present study revealed the number of naturally regenerating species (27) and family (18) was lower than that of similar natural forests of Bangladesh. Hossain et al (2004) reported 64 naturally regenerating tree species from natural forests of Chittagong (south) Forest Division. Motaleb and Hossain (2007) recorded 29 regenerating tree species under 16 families from a semi-evergreen forest of Chittagong (South) Forest Division.…”

“…However, the knowledge base of plant regeneration status helps in developing management options and setting priorities (Haider, Alam, & Mohiuddin, 2017;Zegeye, Teketay, & Kelbessa, 2011). Regeneration is essential for conservation and maintenance of biodiversity in natural forests (Hossain, Rahman, Hoque, & Alam, 2004;Rahman, Khan, Roy, & Fardusi, 2011). Hence, forest natural regeneration is a natural biological process of forest resource restoration in ecosystem dynamics (Wang, Li, Yu, & Chen, 2008) which involves asexual and sexual reproduction, dispersal and establishment in relation to environmental factors (Barnes, Zak, Denton, & Spurr, 1997).…”