scholarly journals The Evaluation of Disturbed Grassland After the Ecological Restoration and Phytoremediation in the Low Tatras National Park

2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 487-496
Author(s):  
Ján Novák ◽  
Lýdia Turanová ◽  
Ľuboš Vadel
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Ecological Restoration ◽  
National Park ◽  
Soil Nutrient ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Strong Negative Correlation ◽  
Soil P ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Total Variability ◽  
Forage Value

At present the grasslands in the conservation areas are often degraded folowing the abandonment of the pasture and it is necessary to restore them. The aim of this paper was to evaluate the grasslands after the ecological restoration and phytoremediation by different methods. In 2004 the experiment was established on degraded sites at locality Low Tatras National Park (1 126 m a.s.l.) with three treatments (U – unmanaged control, C – managed by cutting, CS – managed by seeding and cutting). In 2013 on C treatment we noticed the increase of the number of species (threefold), the increase of the coverage of plants (twofold) and also the significant increase of the species diversity in comparison with the year 2004. On CS treatment the species diversity has decreased slightly but the forage value has increased more than twofold since 2004. U treatment has remained without changes. The results show the method of seeding the autochthonous species is highly appropriate to increase the forage value of grassland. Spearman correlations between environmental factors (p ≤ 0.05) prove the effect of treatment on the amount of P-soil, P-fyt, K-soil and K-fyt, which show strong negative correlation with the time. On the other hand number of species and EGQ (The evaluation of the grassland quality)correlate with time positively (p ≤ 0.05). The restoration by the mowing is recommended on sites, where the increase of diversity is important. Legumes, C, grasses, K-soil, EGQ, number of species, P-soil, time, dry matter hit the variability of the species significantly (to 96.80% of the total variability). The strongest effect on the overall variability of species had legumes, which is 61% of the total variability. Cutting explain 26% of the variability. The soil in the Low Tatras National Park was recovered to the original state through the reduction of soil nutrient – phytoremediation.

scholarly journals Birds Diversity in Tayawi’s Watersheed Area Aketajawe-Lolobata National Park

Jurnal Wasian ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Diah Irawati Dwi Arini ◽  
Julianus Kinho
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Field Observation ◽  
National Park ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Rapid Decrease ◽  
Illegal Logging ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Bird Population ◽  
Bird Species Diversity

Aketajawe-Lolobata National Park was selected as one of conservation areas in Indonesia due to its important roles to preserve wildlife natural resources and its unique ecosystem. Our research on fauna diversity was designed to identify bird species diversity that inhabited Tayawi’s watershed within the Aketajawe-Lolobata National Park in North Maluku. We explored the area by using transect method; species identification was carried out by visual and vocal encounter. Fifty five bird species were identified and they belong to 25 families. Among them, 17 species were identified as endemic to Maluku and Halmahera islands. Based on our analysis and field observation, these areas had low fauna diversity. We suspected that illegal logging and hunting might have caused a rapid decrease of the bird population in Tayawi’s watershed area. These can be a serious threat if it is not well-anticipated. Therefore, urgent need is required to discontinue the activities of illegal logging and hunting.

scholarly journals Flowering plant biodiversity of Augrabies Falls National Park: a comparison between Augrabies Falls National Park, Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, Vaalbos National Park and Goegap Nature Reserve

Koedoe ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
P.C. Zietsman ◽  
H. Bezuidenhout
Keyword(s):  
Rare Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Life Form ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Flowering Plants ◽  
The Other ◽  
Flowering Plant ◽  
Plant Biodiversity ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Number Of Species

A list of flowering plants has been compiled for the Augrabies Falls National Park, which occupies an area of approximately 18 600 ha. This list of 364 species represents 210 genera and 74 families. The Monocotyledonae are represented by 76 species (20.9 of the total number of species) and the Dicotyledonae by 288 (79.1 ). Approximately 54 of these species occur only in the Augrabies Falls National Park and not in one of the other conservation areas with which it was compared. According to the life form spectrum, the Augrabies Falls National Park is a therophyte-hemicryp- tophyte area. Five of these spesies are endemic to the Southern African floristic region. One of them is a rare species.

scholarly journals Mammals of the region of the Buzkyi Gard National Park

2020 ◽  
pp. 29-32
Author(s):  
Vladyslav Artamonov ◽  
Serhiy Legky
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
National Park ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Bern Convention

During 2000–2020, 43 species of mammals belonging to 16 families of 6 orders were found in the territory and in vicinities of the Buzkiy Gard National Park. Of these, 15 species are listed in the Red Book of Ukraine, 4 have conservation categories of the European Red List, 2 have conservation categories of the IUCN Red List (IUCN), and 1 is included into the Protection lists of Resolution 6 of the Bern Convention (2011). Among the mammals observed in the study area, the largest species diversity is represented by the following orders: rodents (Rodentia) — 14 species, carnivores (Caniformes) — 10 species, bats (Vespertilioniformes) — 8 species, and insectivores (Soriciformes) — 6 species. The smallest number of species is represented in orders: artiodactyls (Cerviformes) — 4 species, and lagomorphs (Leporiformes) — 1 species.

To the flora of сonjugates (Streptophyta, Conjugatophyceae) of the Valdai District area of the National Park «Valdaiskiy» (Novgorod Region, Russia)

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 81-88
Author(s):  
A. F. Luknitskaya
Keyword(s):  
Species Distribution ◽  
National Park ◽  
Species Abundance ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
First Time

76 species, 3 varieties and 1 form from 21 genera of Streptophyta, Conjugatophyceae (Actinotaenium, Bambusina, Closterium, Cosmarium, Cylindrocystis, Euastrum, Gonatozygon, Haplotaenium, Micrasterias, Mougeotia, Netrium, Penium, Planotaenium, Pleurotaenium, Raphidiastrum, Spirogyra, Spirotaenia, Staurastrum, Staurodesmus, Tetmemorus, Xanthidium) were found in the basins of the Valdai District area of the National Park «Valdaiskiy» (Novgorod Region, Russia). The list of species is annotated with data on the species distribution in 55 collecting sites of 29 water bodies of the national park, and species abundance in collected samples according to Luknitskaya (2009). Among above mentioned genera, the genus Cosmarium is represented by the greatest number of species (20). Staurastrum chaetoceros has been found for the first time for the Novgorod Region.

scholarly journals A re-evaluation of the occurrence of freshwater molluscs in the Kruger National Park

Koedoe ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
K.N. De Kock ◽  
C.T. Wolmarans
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
National Park ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Intermediate Hosts ◽  
Freshwater Molluscs ◽  
Freshwater Mollusc ◽  
Mollusc Species ◽  
Trematode Parasites

Most of the previous records of the freshwater molluscs from the Kruger National Park date back prior to and up to 1966. On account of several droughts between 1966 and 1995 it was decided to do a survey of the freshwater mollusc population in 1995 to evaluate the effect of these droughts. The traditional mollusc intermediate hosts were also screened for trematode parasites to establish whether or not they were infected. No infected molluscs were found. Eight of the 19 species reported up to 1966 were not found during the 1995 survey. Three new mollusc species were collected in 1995. The consequences of the drought are clearly visible when the species diversity found in the dams in the 1995 survey, is compared to what was previously recorded.

scholarly journals Pinus massoniana population dynamics: Driving species diversity during the pioneer stage of ecological restoration

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. e01593
Author(s):  
Xiaoning Wang ◽  
Shouzhong Li ◽  
Sitong Huang ◽  
Yujie Cui ◽  
Hejing Fu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Ecological Restoration ◽  
Pinus Massoniana

scholarly journals Perspectives of wild medicine harvesters from Cape Town, South Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 113 (9/10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leif Petersen ◽  
Andrew M. Reid ◽  
Eugene J. Moll ◽  
Marc T. Hockings
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
National Park ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Cape Floristic Region ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Economic Survival ◽  
Wild Resources ◽  
The City

Cape Town is a fast-growing cityscape in the Cape Floristic Region in South Africa with 24 formally protected conservation areas including the World Heritage Table Mountain National Park. These sites have been protected and managed as critical sites for local biodiversity, representing potentially one-third of all Cape Floristic Region flora species and 18% of South Africa’s plant diversity. Cape Town is also inhabited by a rapidly growing culturally and economically diverse citizenry with distinct and potentially conflicting perspectives on access to, and management of, local natural resources. In a qualitative study of 58 locally resident traditional healers of distinct cultural groups, we examined motivations underlying the generally illicit activity of harvesting of wild resources from Cape Town protected areas. Resource harvester motivations primarily link to local economic survival, health care and cultural links to particular resources and practices, ‘access for all’ outlooks, and wholesale profit-seeking perspectives. We describe these motivations, contrast them with the current formal, legal and institutional perspectives for biodiversity protection in the city, and propose managerial interventions that may improve sustainability of ongoing harvest activities.

scholarly journals Estimating population sizes of lions Panthera leo and spotted hyaenas Crocuta crocuta in Uganda's savannah parks, using lure count methods

Oryx ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Okot Omoya ◽  
Tutilo Mudumba ◽  
Stephen T. Buckland ◽  
Paul Mulondo ◽  
Andrew J. Plumptre
Keyword(s):  
National Parks ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
National Park ◽  
Crocuta Crocuta ◽  
Panthera Leo ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Population Sizes

AbstractDespite > 60 years of conservation in Uganda's national parks the populations of lions and spotted hyaenas in these areas have never been estimated using a census method. Estimates for some sites have been extrapolated to other protected areas and educated guesses have been made but there has been nothing more definitive. We used a lure count analysis method of call-up counts to estimate populations of the lion Panthera leo and spotted hyaena Crocuta crocuta in the parks where reasonable numbers of these species exist: Queen Elizabeth Protected Area, Murchison Falls Conservation Area and Kidepo Valley National Park. We estimated a total of 408 lions and 324 hyaenas for these three conservation areas. It is unlikely that other conservation areas in Uganda host > 10 lions or > 40 hyaenas. The Queen Elizabeth Protected Area had the largest populations of lions and hyaenas: 140 and 211, respectively. It is estimated that lion numbers have declined by 30% in this protected area since the late 1990s and there are increasing concerns for the long-term viability of both species in Uganda.

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