Successional patterns and gap phase dynamics of a humid tropical forest of the Western Ghats of Kerala, India: ground vegetation, biomass, productivity and nutrient cycling

1994 ◽  
Vol 70 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 23-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
U.M. Chandrashekara ◽  
P.S. Ramakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Cycling ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Biomass Productivity ◽  
Ground Vegetation ◽  
Phase Dynamics ◽  
Vegetation Biomass ◽  
Humid Tropical Forest ◽  
Gap Phase ◽  
The Western Ghats

Germinable soil seed bank dynamics during the gap phase of a humid tropical forest in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India

1993 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. M. Chandrashekara ◽  
P. S. Ramakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Seed Bank ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Soil Seed Bank ◽  
Monsoon Season ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Seed Density ◽  
Seed Bank Dynamics ◽  
Humid Tropical Forest ◽  
The Western Ghats

ABSTRACTThe present study showed that the density of germinable seeds in the soil of a humid tropical forest ecosystem at Nelliampathy, in the Western Ghats of Kerala in India, fluctuates sharply at different times of the year. There were more germinable seeds in the soil during the monsoon season. Regeneration was activated after canopy gap formation and thus a decline in the soil seed density in 1-year-old gaps was recorded. However, soil seed density increased with gap age. Differences were found between primary, late secondary and early secondary categories of species with respect to their soil seed bank. There were more seeds of primary species in the soil of natural gaps than in selection felled ones, while the seeds of early secondary shrubs and herbs were more in the soil of selection felled gaps than in natural gaps. The soil seed banks of the primary forest species, being transient, are not an important conservation tool for these species.

scholarly journals Cultural drivers of reforestation in tropical forest groves of the Western Ghats of India

2014 ◽  
Vol 329 ◽  
pp. 393-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shonil A. Bhagwat ◽  
Sandra Nogué ◽  
Katherine J. Willis
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
The Western Ghats

Tropical forest conversion and its impact on indigenous communities Mapping forest loss and shrinking gathering grounds in the Western Ghats, India

2020 ◽  
pp. 105133
Author(s):  
Dhanya Vijayan ◽  
Harald Kaechele ◽  
Renoy Girindran ◽  
Srikumar Chattopadhyay ◽  
Martin C. Lukas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Forest Loss ◽  
Forest Conversion ◽  
The Western Ghats

Endophytic fungal communities in woody perennials of three tropical forest types of the Western Ghats, southern India

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 913-928 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. S. Suryanarayanan ◽  
T. S. Murali ◽  
N. Thirunavukkarasu ◽  
M. B. Govinda Rajulu ◽  
G. Venkatesan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Southern India ◽  
Fungal Communities ◽  
Forest Types ◽  
Woody Perennials ◽  
The Western Ghats
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document