Threat categorisation and conservation prioritisation of floristic diversity in the Indian Himalayan region: A state of art approach from Manali Wildlife Sanctuary

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Man S. Rana ◽  
S.S. Samant
Keyword(s):  
Himalayan Region ◽  
Floristic Diversity ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Indian Himalayan Region ◽  
Conservation Prioritisation ◽  
State Of Art

Diversity, Distribution Pattern, Indigenous Uses and Conservation of the Economically Important Floristic Diversity in Shikari Devi Wildlife Sanctuary, North Western Himalaya, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-126
Author(s):  
Monika Bodh ◽  
Sher Samant ◽  
Lalit Tewari ◽  
Vijay Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Pattern ◽  
Western Himalaya ◽  
Himalayan Region ◽  
Floristic Diversity ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Indian Himalayan Region ◽  
Indigenous Uses ◽  
North Western

The present paper is an attempt to assess the ethnobotanical floristic diversity of Shikari Devi Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh.Two species (i.e., Pimpinella acuminata and Scrophularia himalensis) were found endemic to the Indian Himalayan Region.

scholarly journals Floristic Diversity of the Himalaya in Relation to Climate Change: Status, Values and Conservation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. S. Samant
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Himalayan Region ◽  
Floristic Diversity ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Indian Himalayan Region ◽  
North West ◽  
West Himalaya ◽  
Unique Species ◽  
Wild Edibles

The Himalayan region is very well known for the unique ecosystems. The Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) forms the major part of the Himalayan region. The vegetation along an altitudinal gradient comprises of tropical, sub-tropical, temperate, sub-alpine and alpine types and supports a great variety of forests with unique species that vary from east to west and from low to high altitudes. The present study is based on the review of literature and surveys in some parts of the IHR. A total of 10,503 species (10,452 species of Angiosperms and 51 species of Gymnosperms) are reported from the Himalayan region. The Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) represents 18,940 species of plants representing Angiosperms, Gymnosperms, Pteridophytes, Bryophytes, Lichens, and Fungi. A total of 6745 species of Angiosperms (604 trees, 1049 shrubs & 5092 herbs) belonging to 225 families, 1768 genera are recorded from the Trans, North-West and West Himalaya based on surveys and review of literature. Diversity of the orchids, medicinal plants, wild edibles, other economically important plants, factors affecting floristic diversity, impact of climate change and conservation initiatives have been discussed. Appropriate strategy is suggested for the conservation and management of floristic diversity.

Buddhist Business and Benevolence in Leh, Ladakh

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-71
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Williams-Oerberg
Keyword(s):  
Financial Support ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Himalayan Region ◽  
Indian Himalayan Region ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
The Social ◽  
Donor System

Due to a burgeoning tourism industry in the Indian Himalayan region of Ladakh, Buddhist monasteries now have lucrative means for generating income through tourism-related business and financial support from international sponsors and local business owners. Where previously Buddhist monasteries were dependent on the donations and labour of the lay community, currently, with the accumulation of surplus wealth, many Buddhist leaders of prominent monasteries have begun flipping this donor system around. Throughout this article, I look at how Buddhist monastic leaders have invested surplus economic resources into philanthropic projects as a way to ‘give back’ to the wider community. I argue that the philanthropic initiatives by Buddhist leaders in Ladakh help to position Buddhist monastics as taking a leading role in the social and economic transformation of the region, thus working to push back against processes of secularization that threaten to decrease the influence of Buddhist monastic institutions.

scholarly journals Agroforestry land suitability analysis in the Eastern Indian Himalayan region

2021 ◽  
pp. 100199
Author(s):  
Arun Jyoti Nath ◽  
Rakesh Kumar ◽  
N. Bijayalaxmi Devi ◽  
Pebam Rocky ◽  
Krishna Giri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Suitability ◽  
Himalayan Region ◽  
Suitability Analysis ◽  
Indian Himalayan Region ◽  
Land Suitability Analysis

Floristic Diversity Along An Altitudinal Gradient in Lakadmandi Beat of Kalatop Khajjiar Wildlife Sanctuary of District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-110
Author(s):  
R. Verma
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Altitudinal Gradient ◽  
Himachal Pradesh ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Floristic Diversity ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Cedrus Deodara ◽  
Quercus Leucotrichophora ◽  
Herb Species

A study was conducted to understand the floristic diversity along an altitudinal gradient with elevations varying from 1800-2400m above msl in Lakadmandi beat of Kalatop Khajjiar Wildlife Sanctuary in district Chamba, Himachal Pradesh during 2011. Total number of plant species was 81 belonging to 52 families and 76 genera. The dominant families were Asteraceae, Rosaceae, Pinaceae and Polygonaceae. The number of trees species was 6, 6 and 10 with the dominance of Quercus leucotrichophora, Cedrus deodara and Cedrus deodara at 1800-2000m, 2000-2200m and 2200-2400m elevation ranges respectively. The number of shrub species was 16, 13 and 23 with the dominance of Quercus leucotrichophora sapling, Sarcococca saligna and Sarcococca saligna at 1800-2000m, 2000-2200m and 2200-2400m elevations respectively. The number of herb species was 46, 46 and 58 at 1800-2000m, 2000-2200m and 2200-2400m elevation ranges respectively. On the basis of Importance Value Index (IVI), Valeriana jatamansii was the dominant herb at 2000-2200m and 2200-2400m elevation ranges respectively. The distribution pattern of most of plant species was contiguous at all altitudinal ranges. Index of diversity for herb species in these elevational ranges was 3.420, 3.568 and 3.250. Out of 40 medicinal plant species recorded from the area, 3 species i.e. Paris polyphylla, Podophyllum hexandrum and Taxus wallichiana fall in the category of threatened plants. The better conservation of natural resources can be done through promotion of community based conservation, ex-situ conservation through tissue culture, developing cultivation technologies and nurseries of medicinal plants and conducting of regular training on the procedure of medicinal plants collection and processing among the end users.

High-altitude meteorology of Indian Himalayan Region: complexities, effects, and resolutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 193 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jairam Singh Yadav ◽  
Sameer K. Tiwari ◽  
Anshuman Misra ◽  
Santosh K. Rai ◽  
Ravi K. Yadav
Keyword(s):  
High Altitude ◽  
Himalayan Region ◽  
Indian Himalayan Region
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