scholarly journals Tree Species Diversity and Population Structure in the Tropical Forests of North Central Eastern Ghats, India

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dumpa PREMAVANI ◽  
Maradana TARAKESWARA NAIDU ◽  
Malleboyina VENKAIAH
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Eastern Ghats ◽  
Tree Species Diversity ◽  
North Central ◽  
Central Eastern

scholarly journals Tree Species Diversity and Population Structure in the Tropical Forests of North Central Eastern Ghats, India

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 448-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dumpa PREMAVANI ◽  
Maradana TARAKESWARA NAIDU ◽  
Malleboyina VENKAIAH
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Species Richness ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Eastern Ghats ◽  
Tree Species Diversity ◽  
North Central ◽  
Central Eastern

The tree species diversity and population structure were studied in four stands of the tropical forests in the north-central Eastern Ghats, based on tree inventories conducted on four 1-ha plots. In the four independent plots, two 5 x 1000 m transects were established and all trees with ≥ 15 cm girth at breast height were enumerated. The density, frequency, basal area and IVI along with diversity indices viz. Shannon index, species richness, equitability and species dominance were computed to see the variation in tree community. A total of 92 species representing 73 genera under 40 families of angiosperms were recorded. Tree species richness was as low as 34 species per hectare plot in Geddapalli to as high as 48 species in Koruturu. Tree density ranged from 360 stems per hectare in plot Geddapalli to 526 stems in plot Chintapalli and that of total basal area from 16.31 m2 ha-1 in Koruturu to 31.15 m2 ha-1 in Chintapalli. The number of species and stems decreased from the smaller to the largest girth classes. The tree inventories of the study area when compared to those of the other tropical forests showed great differences in density and basal area. This may probably be due to differences in geography and annual rainfall patterns. The information on tree species structure and function can provide baseline information for conservation of the biodiversity.

scholarly journals The interaction of land-use history and tree species diversity in driving variation in the aboveground biomass of urban versus non-urban tropical forests

2021 ◽  
Vol 129 ◽  
pp. 107915
Author(s):  
Erica R. Borges ◽  
Kyle G. Dexter ◽  
Marcela V. Pyles ◽  
Marcelo L. Bueno ◽  
Rubens M. dos Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Aboveground Biomass ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Land Use History ◽  
Tree Species Diversity ◽  
Urban Versus

scholarly journals Tree species diversity in the Eastern Ghats of northern Andhra Pradesh, india

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 7443-7459 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Tarakeswara Naidu ◽  
O. Aniel Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Eastern Ghats ◽  
Tree Species Diversity

scholarly journals Anthropogenic Pressure on Tree Species Diversity, Composition, and Growth of Balanites aegyptiaca in Dinder Biosphere Reserve, Sudan

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 483
Author(s):  
Elmugheira M. I. Mohammed ◽  
Elhag A. M. H. ◽  
Patrick A. Ndakidemi ◽  
Anna C. Treydte
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Anthropogenic Pressure ◽  
Tree Species Diversity ◽  
Natural Forests ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Balanites Aegyptiaca ◽  
Disturbed Site

Anthropogenic disturbances, such as illegal harvesting and livestock browsing, often affect natural forests. However, the resulting tree species diversity, composition, and population structure have rarely been quantified. We assessed tree species diversity and importance value indices and, in particular, Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Del. population structure, across 100 sample plots of 25 m × 40 m in disturbed and non-disturbed sites at the Dinder Biosphere Reserve, Sudan, from April 2019 to April 2020. We found that the tree species diversity in non-disturbed sites was more than double that of disturbed sites (p < 0.001, T = 32.6), and seedlings and saplings comprised more than 72% of the entire tree population (F2,48 = 116.4, p = 0.034; F2,48 = 163.2, p = 0.021, respectively). The tree density of B. aegyptiaca in the disturbed site was less than half that of the non-disturbed site (p = 0.018, T = 2.6). Balanites aegyptiaca was seven times more aggregated in disturbed sites compared to more regularly spaced trees in non-disturbed sites (T = 39.3 and p < 0.001). The poor B. aegyptiaca population status of the disturbed site shows that the conservation of this vulnerable species is essential for a sustainable management and utilization scheme.

Measuring ecological status and tree species diversity in Eastern Ghats, India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maradana Tarakeswara Naidu ◽  
Sateesh Suthari ◽  
P. Balarama Swamy Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Ecological Status ◽  
Eastern Ghats ◽  
Tree Species Diversity
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