Distribution, Growth and Biological production of Bamboos in lower and Mid hills of Himachal Pradesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-73
Author(s):  
Sanjeev Kumar ◽  
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Daulat Ram Bhardwaj ◽  
Bhalendra Singh Rajput ◽  
Poonam . ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Himachal Pradesh ◽  
Total Biomass ◽  
Biological Production ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
Elevation Range ◽  
Farming Community ◽  
Entire Study Area

The present investigation was carried out in the low and mid hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh where bamboo occurs naturally and also raised by the farming community in abundance. The study revealed that only two genera viz., Dendrocalamus and Bambusa are present in the entire study area with a total of five species D. hamiltonii, D. hookeri var. parishii, D. strictus, Bambusa arundinacea and B. nutans from 300 m asl to 1700m asl. Culm and total biomass was highest at the 500-900 m asl elevation range for D. hamiltonii, D. strictus, D. hookeri var. parishii and B. nutans. However, in B. arundinacea, culm and total biomass was highest at 900-1300 m asl elevation range. All the species recorded their highest culm biomass at the 500-900 m asl elevation range.

Cartographie de la variabilité spatiale du stock de carbone forestier dans la Réserve de Biosphère Transfrontalière du W au Nord-Bénin.

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-60
Author(s):  
Ousséni AROUNA ◽  
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Issiaka SARE WARA ◽  
DJAOUGA Mama ◽  
ZAKARI Soufouyane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Carbon Stock ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Total Biomass ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
Carbon Sequestration Potential ◽  
Distribution Spatiale ◽  
Sequestration Potential ◽  
Entire Study Area

La cartographie du stock de carbone permet d’enrichir les connaissances mais aussi la comparaison des diverses transformations du couvert végétal sur l’évolution du stock. La présente recherche vise à cartographier la variabilité spatiale du stock de carbone forestier dans la Réserve de Biosphère Transfrontalière du W au Nord-Bénin. Le modèle de régression non linéaire a permis de prédire la distribution spatiale de la biomasse et du carbone à partir des valeurs de NDVI. Il résulte de cette méthode que la biomasse totale produite dans les unités de végétation de la RBTW a été estimée à 39 988 935,73 tonnes. La quantité totale de carbone correspondante est de 19 474 611,70 tonnes. Concernant la quantité de dioxyde de carbone accumulée, elle a été évaluée à 71 471 824,94 tonnes. Par ailleurs, la quantité de biomasse estimée par placeau oscille entre 2,71 et 172,82 t/ha. Le potentiel de séquestration de carbone dans les savanes boisées et arborées fait respectivement 1,81 et 1,24 fois celui enregistré en moyenne dans la RBTW. Les savanes arbustives et les friches sont les unités qui piègent le moins de dioxyde de carbone soit 18 % et 2 % du total de CO2. Sur l’ensemble du secteur d’étude, la quantité de carbone enregistrée varie de 35,80 à 54,32 t/ha avec une moyenne de 41,24 ± 4,08 t/ha. La quantité moyenne dans le Parc est de 40,42 ± 2,85 t/ha alors qu’elle est de 41,95 ± 4,78 t/ha pour la périphérie. La distribution spatiale de la biomasse et du carbone montre que les fortes quantités de biomasse et de carbone sont enregistrées particulièrement au sud-ouest de la RBTW. Mapping of carbon stock allows for a better understanding but also for the comparison of various vegetation cover transformations on the evolution of the stock. The present research aims to map the spatial variability of forest carbon stock in the W Transboundary Biosphere Reserve in northern Benin. The non-linear regression model was used to predict the spatial distribution of biomass and carbon from NDVI. As a result of this method, the total biomass produced in the RBTW vegetation units was estimated to be 39,988,935.73 tons. The corresponding total amount of carbon is 19,474,611.70 tons. Regarding the amount of carbon dioxide accumulated, it was estimated at 71,471,824.94 tons. Furthermore, the estimated amount of biomass per plot varies between 2.71 and 172.82 t/ha. The carbon sequestration potential of these two units in woodlands and shrub savannahs is respectively 1.81 and 1.24 times that recorded on average in the RBTW. Shrub savannahs and wastelands are the units that sequestrate the least carbon dioxide at 18% and 2% of total CO2. Over the entire study area, the amount of carbon recorded ranges from 35.80 to 54.32 t/ha with an average of 41.24 ± 4.08 t/ha. The average amount in the Park is 40.42 ± 2.85 t/ha while it is 41.95 ± 4.78 t/ha for the periphery. The spatial distribution of biomass and carbon shows that high amounts of biomass and carbon are recorded in the south and particularly in the southwest of the RBTW.

Zwischenevaluation des Wald-Wild-Management-Instruments (WWMI) im Pilotprogramm effor2 «Wald und Wild» | Preliminary evaluation of the Game-Forest-Management-Tool (GFMT) in the effor2 pilot programme «Game and Forest»

2003 ◽  
Vol 154 (8) ◽  
pp. 305-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roman Eyholzer ◽  
Martin Baumann ◽  
Rolf Manser
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation ◽  
Optimal Contract ◽  
Technical Tool ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
Pilot Programme ◽  
Complex Problems ◽  
Entire Study Area

Faced with the challenging task of balancing forest interests and wildlife, the Swiss Forest Agency initiated the pilot programme«Game and Forest», which is committed to a philosophy of goal-oriented management practice and a redesign of forestry subsidizing. Within this programme the diverse goals of forestry and hunting have been amalgamated to a superimposed goal and set out in a corresponding contract. The Game-Forest-Management-Tool (GFMT) has been divised to simulate the effect of various strategies to deal with the complex problems of forest-wildlife. Optimal contract-fulfilling procedures can be simulated on a PC using this technical tool. The efficiency of the measures suggested by simulations that were carried out are being tested in a study area within the pilot programme, «Game and Forest». Half way through this trial, after two years, we can say that there has been no significant increase of non-browsed areas. In 2004, after the collection of data for the entire study area, we will be able to tell whether applying this computer simulated strategy truly leads to an augmentation of non-browsed area and a decrease in bark-peeled forests in the pilot area.

scholarly journals Night-Time Light Remote Sensing Mapping: Construction and Analysis of Ethnic Minority Development Index

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 2129
Author(s):  
Fei Zhao ◽  
Lu Song ◽  
Zhiyan Peng ◽  
Jianqin Yang ◽  
Guize Luan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Population Data ◽  
Night Time ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Remote Sensing Mapping ◽  
Entire Study Area

Using toponym data, population data, and night-time light data, we visualized the development index of the Yi, Wa, Zhuang, Naxi, Hani, and Dai ethnic groups on ArcGIS as well as the distribution of 25 ethnic minorities in the study area. First, we extracted the toponym data of 25 ethnic minorities in the study area, combined with night-time light data and the population proportion data of each ethnic group, then we obtained the development index of each ethnic group in the study area. We compared the development indexes of the Yi, Wa, Zhuang, Naxi, Hani, and Dai ethnic groups with higher development indexes. The results show that the Yi nationality’s development index was the highest, reaching 28.86 (with two decimal places), and the Dai nationality’s development index was the lowest (15.22). The areas with the highest minority development index were concentrated in the core area of the minority development, and the size varied with the minority’s distance. According to the distribution of ethnic minorities, we found that the Yi ethnic group was distributed in almost the entire study area, while other ethnic minorities had obvious geographical distribution characteristics, and there were multiple ethnic minorities living together. This research is of great significance to the cultural protection of ethnic minorities, the development of ethnic minorities, and the remote sensing mapping of lights at night.

scholarly journals Monitoring and simulating the distribution of phytoplankton in constructed wetlands based on SPOT 6 images

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 454-468
Author(s):  
Yumeng Song ◽  
Jing Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Quality Model ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Band Ratio ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
Chl A ◽  
Analytical Tools ◽  
Best Fit ◽  
Entire Study Area ◽  
Range Of Values

Abstract We integrated hyperspectral and field-measured chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) data from the Kristalbad constructed wetland in the Netherlands. We developed a best-fit band ratio empirical algorithm to generate a distribution map of Chl-a concentration (C chla) from SPOT 6 imagery. The C chla retrieved from remote sensing was compared with a water quality model established for a wetland pond system. The retrieved satellite results were combined with a water quality model to simulate and predict the changes in phytoplankton levels. The regression model provides good retrievals for Chl-a. The imagery-derived C chla performed well in calibrating the simulation results. For each pond, the modeled C chla showed a range of values similar to the Chl-a data derived from SPOT 6 imagery (10–25 mg m−3). The imagery-derived and prediction model results could be used as the guiding analytical tools to provide information covering an entire study area and to inform policies.

PREDATION BY CALOSOMA SYCOPHANTA L. (COLEOPTERA: CARABIDAE): EVIDENCE FOR A LARGE IMPACT ON GYPSY MOTH, LYMANTRIA DISPAR L. (LEPIDOPTERA: LYMANTRIIDAE), PUPAE

1985 ◽  
Vol 117 (9) ◽  
pp. 1117-1126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald M. Weseloh
Keyword(s):  
Gypsy Moth ◽  
Lymantria Dispar ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Mortality Factor ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
Dispersal Potential ◽  
Capture Recapture ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Entire Study Area

AbstractThe impact of predation by Calosoma sycophanta L. on an increasing prey population was assessed by recapturing marked adult beetles, periodically observing tagged gypsy moth pupae, and examining gypsy moth pupal remains in different microhabitats. Adult beetles dispersed in random directions but many tended to remain near the trap at which they were originally caught, suggesting a low dispersal potential. About 75% of the adult beetles present in the plot on one day were still present the next day. Capture–recapture estimates suggested that there were at most about 250 male beetles and half as many females/ha in the plot. Calosoma larvae destroyed 70% of tagged gypsy moth pupae under burlap bands on tree trunks near ground level, which was much more than any other mortality factor. Although this percentage was the same when mortality was assessed by looking at pupal remains within 5 m of the ground on tree trunks, pupae higher in trees and on leaves were not attacked as frequently. On average, about 40% of the pupae present in the entire study area were destroyed by Calosoma larvae. Each female beetle in the site would have had to produce about 30 progeny to have this effect. These data suggest that a relatively low number of adult beetles can have a substantial impact on gypsy moth populations.

scholarly journals DETERMINATION AND MAPPING OF THE TERRESTRIAL GRAVITY ANOMALIES IN THE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS OF IRAQ

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (24) ◽  
pp. 213-225
Author(s):  
Shazad Jamal Jalal ◽  
Tajul Ariffin Musa ◽  
Ami Hassan Md Din ◽  
Wan Anom Wan Aris
Keyword(s):  
Gravity Data ◽  
Physical Geodesy ◽  
Gravity Anomalies ◽  
Gravity Survey ◽  
Mountainous Areas ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
Terrestrial Gravity ◽  
The Past ◽  
Regional Gravity ◽  
Entire Study Area

Gravity data and computing gravity anomalies are regarded as vital for both geophysics and physical geodesy fields. The mountainous areas of Iraq are characterized by the lack of regional gravity data because gravity surveys are rarely performed in the past four decades due to the Iraq-Iran war and the internal unstable political situation of this particular region. In addition, the formal map of the available terrestrial gravity which was published by the French Database of Bureau Gravimetrique International (International Gravimetric Bureau-in English) (BGI), introduces Iraq and the study area as a remote area and in white color because of the unavailability of gravity data. However, a dense and local (not regional) gravity data is available which was conducted by geophysics researchers 13 years ago. Therefore, the regional gravity survey of 160 gravity points was performed by the authors at an average 11 km apart, which was covers the whole area of Sulaymaniyah Governorate (part of the mountainous areas of Iraq). In spite of Although the risk of mine fields within the study area, suitable safe routes as well as a helicopter was used for the gravity survey of several points on the top of mountains. The survey was conducted via Lacoste and Romberg geodetic gravimeter and GPS handheld. The objective of the study is to determine and map the gravity anomalies for the entire study area, the data of which would assist different geosciences applications.

scholarly journals GIS based Soil Nutrient Assessment of Available Macro and Micronutrients in Tommaladahalli Microwatershed of Chikkamagaluru District, Karnataka, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 510-517
Author(s):  
S. Anitha ◽  
K. T. Gurumurthy Ganapathi
Keyword(s):  
Interpolation Method ◽  
Soil Nutrient ◽  
Nutrient Status ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
Available Nitrogen ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
Available N ◽  
Standard Procedures ◽  
Entire Study Area ◽  
Available Nutrient Status

An investigation was undertaken in Tommaladahalli (566.13 ha) micro-watershed of Tarikere taluk, Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka to assess available nutrient status in the surface soils. About 118 surface soil samples were collected grid wise by using cadastral map at 250 m grid interval and were analyzed for their fertility status using standard procedures. Soil fertility maps were prepared by means of interpolation method called Krigging. The results revealed that the pH, electrical conductivity, and organic carbon were ranged from 5.37 to 9.06, 0.065 to 0.466 dS m-1 and 0.33 to 1.62 per cent respectively. The available N, P2O5, K2O were ranged from 175.6 to 545.6 kg ha-1, 11.8 to 61.1 kg ha-1 and 122.7 to 491.4 kg ha-1, respectively. The available nitrogen and phosphorus were low to medium, where as potassium content was medium to high in the entire study area. Micronutrients viz. zinc, iron and boron were sufficient and were ranged from 0.34 to 1.17 mg kg-1, 2.03 to 21.86 mg kg-1 and 0.30 to 0.89 mg kg-1 respectively.

Land Use Ecology of Major Ecosystems in Cold Deserts of Himachal Pradesh

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 295-301
Author(s):  
Poonam ◽  
Rajan Bawa ◽  
Hari Sankhyan ◽  
D. Nayak ◽  
S.S. Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Nutrient Status ◽  
Soil Physical Properties ◽  
Himachal Pradesh ◽  
Cropping Pattern ◽  
Land Use Pattern ◽  
Maximum Area ◽  
Farming Community ◽  
Use Pattern

The present study was conducted in Goshal, one of the largest villages of Lahaul valley of Himachal Pradesh during 2010 to 2013 to study the land use pattern of village Goshal by classifying the study area into three major ecosystems viz; Forest ecosystem, alpine pasture ecosystem and agro-ecosystem and to assess the soil physical properties of these ecosystems. Land use pattern in agro ecosystem revealed that of the total area of village Goshal, maximum area was occupied under second grade irrigated area and maximum area under non cultivable lands was reported under grasslands. Pea occupied maximum per cent area which showed the shifting of the farming community from traditional cropping pattern to cash crops. It was further observed that the villagers opted plantations of poplars and willows. The soil physical properties of all the three ecosystems were found medium in available nutrient status.

scholarly journals An Approach for Downscaling SMAP Soil Moisture by Combining Sentinel-1 SAR and MODIS Data

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 2736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jueying Bai ◽  
Qian Cui ◽  
Wen Zhang ◽  
Lingkui Meng
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Vegetation Cover ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Feature Space ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
Vegetation Indexes ◽  
Input Variables ◽  
Entire Study Area ◽  
Infrared Data

A method is proposed for the production of downscaled soil moisture active passive (SMAP) soil moisture (SM) data by combining optical/infrared data with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data based on the random forest (RF) model. The method leverages the sensitivity of active microwaves to surface SM and the triangle/trapezium feature space among vegetation indexes (VIs), land surface temperature (LST), and SM. First, five RF architectures (RF1–RF5) were trained and tested at 9 km. Second, a comparison was performed for RF1–RF5, and were evaluated against in situ SM measurements. Third, two SMAP-Sentinel active–passive SM products were compared at 3 km and 1 km using in situ SM measurements. Fourth, the RF5 model simulations were compared with the SMAP L2_SM_SP product based on the optional algorithm at 3 km and 1 km resolutions. The results showed that the downscaled SM based on the synergistic use of optical/infrared data and the backscatter at vertical–vertical (VV) polarization was feasible in semi-arid areas with relatively low vegetation cover. The RF5 model with backscatter and more parameters from optical/infrared data performed best among the five RF models and was satisfactory at both 3 km and 1 km. Compared with L2_SM_SP, RF5 was more superior at 1 km. The input variables in decreasing order of importance were backscatter, LST, VIs, and topographic factors over the entire study area. The low vegetation cover conditions probably amplified the importance of the backscatter and LST. A sufficient number of VIs can enhance the adaptability of RF models to different vegetation conditions.

Study on Influence Law of Urban Architectural Structure on the Automobile Exhaust Diffusion Based on CFD

2012 ◽  
Vol 178-181 ◽  
pp. 751-755
Author(s):  
Yong Zhang ◽  
Zheng Qi Gu ◽  
Zhen Wang ◽  
Yong Yu
Keyword(s):  
Wind Direction ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
Automobile Exhaust ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Near Earth Space ◽  
Urban Buildings ◽  
Structural Layout ◽  
Entire Study Area

For study the law of urban buildings, in particular, the buildings at both roads’ sides in crossroads impacting on the diffusion of automobile exhaust, using CFD, combined with meteorological wind，simulates a crossroads automobile exhaust diffusion processing during waiting 35s. The results are following: in poor circulation areas, CO volume fraction in the buildings near-Earth space is up to 1.0e-7 and more than 100 times average value of the entire study area, so buildings structural layout has great influence. After Analysis, propose that local meteorological wind direction and speed should be considered and different height gradient design should be selected in buildings structural layout, so that the exhaust spread rapidly and drift to the urban high altitude, in order to improve air quality.

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