Tree diversity, distribution and regeneration in major forest types along an extensive elevational gradient in Indian Himalaya: Implications for sustainable forest management

2022 ◽  
Vol 506 ◽  
pp. 119968
Author(s):  
Shiekh Marifatul Haq ◽  
Eduardo Soares Calixto ◽  
Irfan Rashid ◽  
Gaurav Srivastava ◽  
Anzar Ahmad Khuroo
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Elevational Gradient ◽  
Tree Diversity ◽  
Forest Types ◽  
Indian Himalaya

scholarly journals Terrestrial Carbon Stock Potential in Selected Forest in Bhutan, India and Nepal

2021 ◽  
pp. 21-32
Author(s):  
Kezang Choden ◽  
Bhagat Suberi ◽  
Purna Chettri
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Carbon Stock ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Stand Density ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Forest Types ◽  
Sequestration Potential ◽  
The Government

Forests are natural carbon reservoirs that play an important role in the global carbon cycle for storing large quantities of carbon in vegetation and soils. Carbon stored in pool helps in mitigating climate change by carbon sequestration. The vulnerable countries to changing climate such as Bhutan, Nepal, and India require a full understanding of carbon dynamics as well as baseline data on carbon stock potential to mitigate anticipated risks and vulnerabilities (RVs) through climate change. The scope of such RVs are trans boundary in nature, however, the comparative studies at regional scale are still scanty. Therefore, the aim of this review is to assess the carbon stock potentials of selected forest types in the eastern Himalayan area, with an emphasis on Bhutan, India, and Nepal. This review paper is based on published articles, information from websites and considerable data from National forestry reports of India and Bhutan; emphasizing on aboveground biomass and soil organic carbon stock. The review showed that carbon stock potential is highly dependent on stand density, above-ground biomass, species richness and forest types. The sub-tropical forest was found to have larger carbon capacity and sequestration potential. SOC concentration and tree biomass stocks were significantly higher at the high altitude where there is less human disturbance. In general, forest coverage has increased compare to previous year in Bhutan, India and Nepal which ultimately leads to higher carbon stock potential. It is mainly due to strong policies and different strategies for conservation of forest management have reduced mass destruction despite a growing population. Despite the rules, deforestation continues to occur at various scales. However, it can be stated that the government and citizens are working hard to increase carbon stock potential, mostly through afforestation and community forest creation. In addition, it is recommended to practice sustainable forest management, regulated and planned cutting of trees and proper forest products utilization.

scholarly journals Diversity and Distribution of Forest Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Nepal: Implications for Sustainable Forest Management

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1128
Author(s):  
Indra Prasad Subedi ◽  
Prem Bahadur Budha ◽  
Ripu Mardhan Kunwar ◽  
Shambhu Charmakar ◽  
Sunita Ulak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Forest Type ◽  
Human Impacts ◽  
Forest Health ◽  
Forest Types ◽  
Invasive Ants ◽  
The North ◽  
Multiple Sampling ◽  
Collection Methods

The information available on the diversity of ant species and their distribution and interaction with forest health in Nepal remains limited. As part of a nationwide project on forest health, we conducted inventories to assess the diversity and distribution of forest ants and their role in forest management in Nepal. Ants were collected from 187 plots of 10 m × 10 m size along the north–south belt transects in eastern, central, and western Nepal. We used vegetation beating, sweeping, and hand collection methods in selected forest types. In each transect, we designed six plots in each major forest type (Sal, Schima–Castanopsis, and broadleaf mixed forests) and three plots each in deodar, Alnus, riverine, and Cryptomeria forests. We recorded 70 ant species from 36 genera and six subfamilies. This includes five genera and nine species new for the country, as well as eight tramp species, four of which are major ecological, agricultural, and/or household pests. Our study indicates that forest ant species richness is high in western Nepal and the Siwaliks, and it decreases as elevation increases. The high diversity of ant species in the forests of Nepal needs to be assessed with further exploration using multiple sampling methods covering all seasons and forest types. Ants can be useful indicators for ecosystem management and human impacts on forests. Reports of invasive ants in Nepalese forests indicate the relevance of urgent interventions through sustainable forest management initiatives to prevent future incursions.

scholarly journals Economic effectiveness of sustainable forest management

2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (No. 9) ◽  
pp. 427-437
Author(s):  
K. Pulkrab
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Natural Regeneration ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Economic Aspects ◽  
Forest Types ◽  
Wood Production ◽  
Management Intensity ◽  
Target Management ◽  
Production Conditions ◽  
Species Proportion

The article deals with economic aspects of sustainable forest management. The analysis stems from Plíva’s typological system. Several hundreds of variants were calculated for forest silviculture profitability classified according to management intensity, target management system, proportion of ameliorating and improving species, proportion of natural regeneration, and set of forest types. The results show a possibility of labour saving and also marked differentiation of the effect of wood production function depending on natural and production conditions and management intensity.

scholarly journals Adequacy of Natural Hardwood Regeneration on Forestlands in Northeastern Pennsylvania

1998 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 130-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd S. Fredericksen ◽  
Brad Ross ◽  
Wayne Hoffman ◽  
Mike Lester ◽  
Jan Beyea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Odocoileus Virginianus ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Tree Regeneration ◽  
Forest Types ◽  
Private Lands ◽  
Northern Hardwood ◽  
Relative Scarcity ◽  
Northeastern Pennsylvania

Abstract The density of established and newly germinated commercial tree regeneration was assessed on 33 stands in northeastern Pennsylvania representing both northern hardwood and oak-hickory forest types. The purpose of the study was to determine the amount of regeneration on stands with differing amounts of residual basal area after harvest. Most stands were on nonindustrial private lands that had been harvested between 2-8 yr ago. The density of new germinants decreased while the density of seedling and sapling regeneration greater than 3 ft tall increased with increasing basal area removal. This result suggests that recruitment of taller seedlings and saplings improves with increasing intensity of harvests. Evidence of browsing by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann) was observed on nearly all species and was 50% or higher for seven species. High fern cover was most evident in heavily browsed areas. Neither slash cover nor height of slash was related to the density of any of the regeneration classes. This suggests that slash may not always afford adequate protection from deer. As in other parts of the state, a relative scarcity of sapling regeneration and high browsing incidence on many commercially valuable species indicates that problems with deer and competing species, like fern, need to be addressed in order to achieve sustainable forest management in northeastern Pennsylvania. North. J. Appl. For. 15(3):130-134.

scholarly journals Forest Allocation, Benefit Sharing, and Management Practice in the KOBO Community Forest Among the Sheka People

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Getaneh Haile Shoddo
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Benefit Sharing ◽  
Forest Types ◽  
Southwestern Ethiopia ◽  
The Right ◽  
Conservation Of Biodiversity

Abstract Background: Sheka people have the right to forest allocation, benefit sharing, and management practice that they possess due to traditional ownership or other traditional occupation. Locally, these forests are known as KOBO. There is a scarcity of documented information on the KOBO culture of forest allocation, benefit sharing, and management practice among Sheka people. A study was conducted in Sheka zone southwestern Ethiopia.Methods: A framework based on ethnographic information is proposed in this paper; accordingly, qualitative indicators are suggested for different variables relating to indigenous forest allocation, benefit sharing, and management practice. A representative sample of 20 volunteered research participants were chosen. Observational and interview surveys were done by the first author through personal visits. Results: The analysis of data shows the KOBO culture is productive and efficient for forest management, and this useful culture has demonstrated its significance in the protection of various forest types and tree species, contributing to the conservation of biodiversity. These results lend support to the idea that the KOBO forest conservation culture is illustrated in the Sheka people forest utilization, protection, and management provide important insights into the protection of various forest types and tree species, contributing to the conservation of biodiversity.Conclusions: Understanding, the current KOBO culture of forest allocation, benefit sharing, and management practices could substantially enhance sustainable forest management and social and economic development of the Sheka people.

scholarly journals Resource communication. ORGEST: Regional guidelines and silvicultural models for sustainable forest management

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. eRC01S
Author(s):  
Míriam Piqué ◽  
Pau Vericat ◽  
Mario Beltrán
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Forest Type ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Site Quality ◽  
Forest Types ◽  
Mixed Stands ◽  
Potential Productivity ◽  
Management Guidelines

Aim of the study: To develop regional guidelines for sustainable forest management.Area of the study: Forests of Catalonia (NE Spain).Material and methods: The process of developing the forest management guidelines (FMG) started by establishing a thorough classification of forest types at stand level. This classification hinges on two attributes: tree species composition and site quality based on ecological variables, which together determine potential productivity. From there, the management guidelines establish certain objectives and silvicultural models for each forest type. The forest type classifications, like the silvicultural models, were produced using both existing and newly-built growth models based on data from the National Forest Inventory (NFI) and expert knowledge. The effort involved over 20 expert working groups in order to better integrate the expertise and vision of different sectorial agents.Main results: The FMG consist in quantitative silvicultural models that include typical silvicultural variables, technical descriptions of treatments and codes of good practice. Guidelines now cover almost all forest types in Catalonia (spanning up to 90% of the Catalan forest area). Different silvicultural models have been developed for pure and mixed stands, different site quality classes (2–3 classes per species), and even- and multi-aged stands.Research highlights: FMG: i) orient the management of private and public forests, (ii) provide a technical scaffold for efficient allocation/investment of public subsidies in forest management, and (iii) bridge forest planning instruments at regional (strategic-tactical) and stand (operational) level.

Die Kartierung der Waldstandorte im Kanton Aargau | Mapping forest locations in the canton of Argovia

2003 ◽  
Vol 154 (7) ◽  
pp. 270-273
Author(s):  
Richard Stocker ◽  
Fabian Dietiker
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Forest Types ◽  
Digital Form ◽  
Nature Protection ◽  
Ecological Information ◽  
Site Mapping ◽  
Important Basis ◽  
Forest Managers

More than 40 years work has gone into the publication of a 230-page plant-sociological and site mapping survey in the canton of Argovia. The article reports on the genesis and contents of this work. The 87 forest types in the canton of Argovia that are included in the list are described and commented on. The publication is addressed, above all, to forestry specialists who need acurrate economic and ecological information in order to reach informed decisions on forest management. At the same time it provides an important basis for further policies concerning nature protection, planning and environmental issues. The fourth, application-oriented part of the book is especially noteworthy. Current themes, such as nature-friendly silviculture,afforestation on storm-damaged sites, susceptibility of forest soil, nature protection, areas where oak is cultivated,etc., are addressed and practical measures formulated to help and support forest managers in the often difficult decisions that have to be taken. The corresponding site maps are available in digital form and provide, together with the overview, an important basis for sustainable forest management.

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