Variation in structural diversity and regeneration potential of tree species in different tropical forest types of Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Eastern India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manas R. Mohanta ◽  
Saloman Sahoo ◽  
Sudam C. Sahu
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Structural Diversity ◽  
Eastern India ◽  
Forest Types ◽  
Regeneration Potential ◽  
Similipal Biosphere Reserve

scholarly journals Phytogeographical Affinities of Tree Species of Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Odisha, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 354-362
Author(s):  
Sudam Charan SAHU ◽  
Manas R. MOHANTA ◽  
Anil K. BISWAL
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Strong Affinity ◽  
Similipal Biosphere Reserve

The phytogeography of Similipal Biosphere Reserve (SBR), Odisha, India, reveals very interesting information on distribution of tree species.  Phytogeographical affinities of tree species of SBR has been analysed by obtaining the information about the species distribution at local and global scale. A total of 240 tree species were recorded and their phytogeographical affinities were compiled with different countries of the globe. An analysis of the affinities revealed that SBR has strong affinity with Sri-Lanka (46.66%) and Myanmar (45.83%) followed by China, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia and Africa. SBR has also affinity with Himalayan vegetation possessing several trees and orchids find distribution in both the areas. The phytogeographical affinity of SBR supports the migration, establishment and naturalization of flora from/to SBR. This hypothesis needs further study for biogeographical mapping of Indian sub-continent.

scholarly journals Odisha’s first record of a free-tailed bat (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Molossidae): what could it be?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 14071-14074
Author(s):  
Subrta Debata ◽  
Sharat Kumar Palita
Keyword(s):  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
First Record ◽  
Eastern India ◽  
Species Identity ◽  
First Report ◽  
Systematic Survey ◽  
Similipal Biosphere Reserve

We present the first report on the occurrence of a free-tailed bat from Similipal Biosphere Reserve in Odisha, eastern India.  Although the examined individual was a pup that was only a few days old and hence species identity could not be ascertained, the study provides important clues for a systematic survey to resolve the issue.  

scholarly journals Traditional and Current Knowledge on the Utilization of Mahua (Madhuca latifolia L.) Flowers by the Santhal Tribe in Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Odisha, India

2016 ◽  
pp. 94-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Behera ◽  
R. C. Ray ◽  
M. R. Swain ◽  
R. C. Mohanty ◽  
A. K. Biswal
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Alcoholic Beverage ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Food Habit ◽  
The People ◽  
Madhuca Latifolia ◽  
Northern Border ◽  
Deep Forest ◽  
Similipal Biosphere Reserve

Mahua ( Madhuca latifolia L.) (also called as mahua) is a tree commonly found in mixed deciduous forests of Asian and Australian Continents, often growing on rocky and sandy soils. The various parts of this tree serve as food, feed, and medicine, thus form a part and parcel in the sustainability of livelihood of the tribal people. A study was conducted in 2009 among the people of Santhal tribe in Odisha, India to get information (traditional and current) on the uses of this tree species, particularly on its edible flowers. The study area concentrated in and around the deep forest pockets of Chandbill village of Bangiriposi Block on the northern border of the Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Odisha. This tree species is found to substantially contribute to all sectors of tribal economy like food (flowers), beverage (flowers), and medicine (flowers, seeds and bark). Mahua flowers are fermented in to a distilled alcoholic beverage (country liquor, locally called “ ) in household and commercial scale. , having an alcohol mahuli” Mahuli percentage of 30-40 %, is used as a supplement to rice as staple diet in their food habit.

Stand structure and species co-occurrence in mixed and monodominant Central African tropical forests

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 447-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Noël K. Djuikouo ◽  
Kelvin S.-H. Peh ◽  
Charlemagne K. Nguembou ◽  
Jean-Louis Doucet ◽  
Simon L. Lewis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Stand Structure ◽  
Mixed Forest ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Permanent Plots ◽  
Stem Density ◽  
Forest Types ◽  
Tree Species Composition ◽  
Significant Difference

Abstract:We compare forests dominated by Gilbertiodendron dewevrei at the Dja Biosphere Reserve (Cameroon) with adjacent high-diversity mixed forests in terms of tree-species composition and stand structure, in order to understand the co-occurrence of mixed forest tree species in the monodominant forest. A total of 18 1-ha permanent plots were established in the two forest types. In each plot, all trees with dbh ≥10 cm were identified as were those <10 cm dbh within a subsample of 300 m2. Species richness was significantly different between the two forest types. Mixed forest had an average of 109 species ha−1 for trees ≥10 cm dbh and 137 species for trees <10 cm dbh. By contrast, G. dewevrei-dominated forest had an average of 47 species ha−1 (≥10 cm dbh) and 92 species (<10 cm dbh). There was no significant difference in terms of stem density of the trees with dbh <10 cm between the two forests (mixed: 3.7 stems m−2; monodominant: 3.1 stems m−2). As G. dewevrei is a shade-tolerant species that can regenerate under its own shade, its higher stem density and basal area can reduce species richness of an area.

Diversity and aboveground biomass in three tropical forest types in the Dja Biosphere Reserve, Cameroon

2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 1053-1063 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Noël K. Djuikouo ◽  
Jean-Louis Doucet ◽  
Charlemagne K. Nguembou ◽  
Simon L. Lewis ◽  
Bonaventure Sonké
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Aboveground Biomass ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Forest Types

A case of gender equality: absence of sex-related costs in a dioecious tropical forest tree species

Plant Ecology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valéria Forni Martins ◽  
Rafaela Letícia Brito Bispo ◽  
Priscilla de Paula Loiola
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Forest Tree ◽  
Forest Tree Species

Restoration of floral diversity through plantations on abandoned agricultural land

2006 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 1218-1235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven G Newmaster ◽  
F Wayne Bell ◽  
Christopher R Roosenboom ◽  
Heather A Cole ◽  
William D Towill
Keyword(s):  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Structural Diversity ◽  
Geographic Region ◽  
Natural Forests ◽  
Community Interactions ◽  
Long Term Study ◽  
Floral Diversity ◽  
The Impact

Plantations have been claimed to be "monocultures", or "biological deserts". We investigated these claims in the context of a long-term study on plant diversity within plantations with different indigenous tree species, spacings, and soil types that were compared with 410 native stands. Soil type had no influence on plantation species diversity or abundance, and wider spacing resulted in higher richness, lower woody plant abundance, slightly higher cover of herbaceous plants, and large increases in cryptogam cover. We also found a canopy species × spacing interaction effect, where the impact of increased spacing on understory vegetation was more pronounced in spruce than in pine plantations. The dynamic community interactions among species of feathermoss appear to be in response to the physical impediment from varying amounts of needle rain from the different tree species. High light interception and needle fall were negatively correlated with understory plant diversity, as was lack of structural diversity. This study indicates that through afforestation efforts agricultural lands can be restored to productive forests that can harbour nearly one-half of the plant species found in equivalent natural forests within the same geographic region in as little as 50 years. We recommend applying afforestation using indigenous conifer species as a first step towards rehabilitating conifer forests that have been converted to agriculture and subsequently abandoned.

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