Species Structure, Dry Matter Dynamics and Carbon Flux of a Dry Tropical Forest in India

Singh, Lalji; Singh, J. S.

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“…These basal cover values were higher than that of the values reported for the several dry tropical forest communities in Vindhyan region by (Jha and Sing 1990) between 6.58-23.21m2ha-1 and by ( Singh and Singh 1991 ) The trotal basal cover in the present study is 32.82-36.36 m 2 ha for pure sal forest and degraded moist deciduous sites . These values are in comparision with 17-40 m2 ha-1 for dry tropical.…”

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“…Diversity parameters in the tropical pure sal forest communities i.e.trees and under story vegetation 2.82,2.92( shanon-wiener index), 0.99,1.01 ( equatability) 4.76,2.32 ( species richness) ,0.21,0.22(Concentration of Dominance)and 5.78,8.82 ( Beta diversity) respectively .Diversity parameters in tropical forest of the Vindhyan hill as reported by Singh and Singh ( 1991) Thus from the study of diversity and species composition of sal dominated tropical moist deciduous forest it is evident that the sal dominated forests site is highly diverse than miscellaneous degraded moist deciduous forest in all aspect. This indicates that the climatic condition of Chhattisgarh region would have favorable sal and its associates in the climax formation over a long successional process and have favored highly diverse forest of sal.…”

Section: Plant Diversitymentioning

confidence: 83%

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Composition, Structure and Floral Diversity of Forest Communities of Achanakmar- Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve :A Comparison and Conservation Implication

Agrawal

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Singh³

et al. 2012

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The core region of Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve falls in Chhattisgarh State (India) and lies between lat.22 0 15' to 20 0 58' N and long. 81 0 25'N to 82 0 5'E. Shorea robusta Gaertn F. (sal) is the dominant species occurring in this region.The present study deals with the comparative account of composition and diversity of pure Shorea robusta forest and degraded mixed moist forest of Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve.Based on the repeated reconnaissance of the area, three representative sites of size 1 hac. in pure sal forest was selected for two growth strata stages eg.upper story(trees )under story(,saplings and seedlings ). The forest vegetation was analyzed using 10 randomly placed quadrate(each 10 *10m) within the representative sites. The vegetation data were quantitavely analyzed for frequency, density, abundance and Importance value index and various indices of alpha and beta diversity .The pure Shorea robusta forest showed high density and basal cover of trees (1233stem ). The total number of species was high in pure Shorea robusta forest as compared to degraded mixed moist deciduous forest. Similarly plant diversity was also high in pure Shorea robusta (sal) forest for trees and understory(2.82;2.92 Shanon index;4.76;2.32 richness index ,0.99;1.01 equitability ,0.21;0.22 concentration of dominance,5.78;8.82 beta diversity)respcectively than on degraded mixed moist deciduous forests for trees and understory(1.99;2.44 Shanon index;3.48 ;1.43richness index , 0.78;1.04 equitability index,0.39;0.26 concentration of dominance,8.20;11.93; beta diversity)respcectively..The climatic condition of the region supported the regeneration of Shorea robusta (sal) and its associates in the climax formation over a long successional process. The study focus the comparison and conservation implication of this biosphere reserve.

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Composition, Structure and Floral Diversity of Forest Communities of Achanakmar- Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve :A Comparison and Conservation Implication

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“…J. For., 9 (2): 35-47, 2015 the tropical evergreen forests with basal cover 11-82.76 m 2 haG 1 (Campbell et al, 1992;Visalakshi, 1995;Strasberg, 1996;Chittibabu and Parthasarathy, 2000;Mani and Parthasarathy, 2005;Devi and Yadava, 2006) and tropical deciduous forests with basal cover 7-61 m 2 haG 1 (Jha and Singh, 1990;Singh and Singh, 1991;Singh et al, 1995;Varghese and Menon, 1998;Singh et al, 2005) of the country. This range of basal cover has been found higher than the tropical rain forests of Malaysia viz.…”

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“…Thus a lot of phytosociological studies have been conducted throughout the world to understand the structure of different forest communities (Campbell et al, 1986;Timilsina et al, 2007;Top et al, 2009;Sambare et al, 2011;Erenso et al, 2014). In Indian scenario, several phytosociological studies have also been performed in different tropical forests: Western India (Sharma and Upadhyaya, 2002;Panchal and Pandey, 2004;Krishna et al, 2014), Peninsular India (Parthasarathy et al, 1992;Visalakshi, 1995;Parthasarathy, 1999;Mani and Parthasarathy, 2005;Gunaga et al, 2013), North East India (Bhuyan et al, 2003;Kumar et al, 2006;Kibria and Saha, 2011;Sarkar and Devi, 2014) and Northern India (Singh and Singh, 1991;Sagar et al, 2003;Pandey and Shukla, 2003;Chauhan et al, 2008;Tripathi and Singh, 2009;Behera et al, 2012). In Northern Indian forests, furthermost studies have been executed in the tropical dry deciduous forests of Vindhyan region (Jha and Singh, 1990;Sagar and Singh, 2006;Sagar et al, 2008) and tropical moist deciduous forests of the Terai region (Pandey and Shukla, 1999;Shukla, 2009;Res.…”

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Phytosociological Status of a Monotypic Genus Indopiptadenia: A Near Threatened Tree from the Terai-Bhabar Region of Central Himalaya

Bajpai¹,

Kushwaha²,

Srivastava³

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Research J. of Forestry

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A phytosociological assessment was done in Terai-Bhabar region of the central Himalaya to understand the current status of a monotypic genus Indopiptadenia. Identification of different forest communities within the region was also accomplished. Cluster analysis and PCA revealed five forest communities (i.e., sal miscellaneous forest, sal dominant forest, lowland miscellaneous forest, teak plantation and Indopiptadenia population) on the basis of their species composition. Out of these 5 communities, Indopiptadenia population attracted more attention due to its small and declining population. The unique habitat of this small population found chiefly on gravely-sandy soil along the water streams edges places it before the natural threats of floods and cutting of river banks. The lowest tree density (440.00 stem haG values were exhibited by this plant community. This suggests that the population of Indopiptadenia is more exposed forest community in comparison to others and faces higher degree of anthropogenic pressures for their fodder and timber values.

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“…Similarly, for total C storage, overstorey, understorey and groundstorey contributed 81.67-95.02%, 4.69-17.37% and 0.28-0.96%, respectively (Table 1). In India, only few attempts were made in this direction to quantify biomass, carbon storage and flux rates in tropical ecosystems (Jha 1990;Singh and Singh, 1991;Ravan, 1994;Roy et al, 1993;Swamy, 1998). In present study use of satellite data was quite promising in understanding the N, P, K and C distribution.…”

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Analysis of carbon and nutrient storage of dry tropical forest of chhattisgarh using satellite data

Thakur

2014

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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The purpose of this study was to characterize the carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in the Barnowpara Sanctuary, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, India through the use of satellite remote sensing and GIS The total storage of nutrients in vegetation (OS+US+GS) varied from 105.1 to 560.69 kg ha -1 in N, 4.09 kg ha -1 to 49.59 kg ha -1 in P, 24.59 kg ha -1 to 255.58 kg ha -1 for K and 7310 to 4836 kg ha -1 for C in different forest types. They were highest in Dense mixed forest and lowest in Degraded mixed forest. The study also showed that NDVI and carbon storage was strongly correlated to Shannon Index and species richness thus it indicates that the diversity of forest type play a vital role in carbon accumulation. The study also developed reliable regression model for the estimation of LAI, biomass, NPP, C & N storage in dry tropical forests by using NDVI and different vegetation indices, which can be derived from fine resolution satellite data. The study shows that dry tropical forests of Central India are quite immature and not in standing state and have strong potential for carbon sequestration. Both quantitative and qualitative information derived in the study helped in evolving key strategies for maintaining existing C pools and also improving the C sequestration in different forest types. The study explores the scope and potential of dry tropical forests for improving C sequestration and mitigating the global warming and climatic change.

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Species Structure, Dry Matter Dynamics and Carbon Flux of a Dry Tropical Forest in India

Cited by 128 publications

References 27 publications

Composition, Structure and Floral Diversity of Forest Communities of Achanakmar- Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve :A Comparison and Conservation Implication

Composition, Structure and Floral Diversity of Forest Communities of Achanakmar- Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve :A Comparison and Conservation Implication

Phytosociological Status of a Monotypic Genus Indopiptadenia: A Near Threatened Tree from the Terai-Bhabar Region of Central Himalaya

Analysis of carbon and nutrient storage of dry tropical forest of chhattisgarh using satellite data

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