Tree species diversity and distribution patterns in tropical forests of Garo Hills

Current Science

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1370-1381

  Kumar, Ashish ^a,b   Marcot, Bruce G ^c   Saxena, Ajai ^d  

^a WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA   (India)

^b National Tiger Conservation Authority   (India)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d CGO Complex ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Distribution pattern; Garo Hills; Rarefaction; Tree species diversity; Tropical forests

Indexed keywords

SHOREA ROBUSTA;

EID: 33845641849     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Kumar, A., Gupta, A. K., Marcot, B. G., Saxena, A., Singh, S. P. and Marak, T. T. C., Management of forests in India for biological diversity and forest productivity, a new perspective. Volume IV: Garo Hills Conservation Area (GCA). Wildlife Institute of India - USDA Forest Service collaborative project report, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun, 2002, p. 206.
2. Khan, M. L., Menon, S. and Bawa, K. S., Effectiveness of the protected area network in biodiversity conservation: a case study of Meghalaya state. Biodiver. Conserv., 1997, 6, 853-868.
3. Misra, R., Ecology Workbook, Oxford & IBH Co, New Delhi, 1968, p. 244.
4. Knight, D. H., A phytosociological analysis of species rich tropical forest on Borro Colorado Island, Panama. Ecol. Monogr., 1975, 45, 259-284.
5. Visalakshi, N., Vegetation analysis of two Tropical Dry Evergreen Forests in Southern India. Trop. Ecol., 1995, 36, 117-127.
6. Ganesh, T., Ganesan, R., Devy, M. S., Davidar, P. and Bawa, K. S., Assessment of plant biodiversity at a mid-elevation evergreen forest of Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve. Curr. Sci., 1996, 71, 379-392.
7. Heaney, A. and Proctor, J., Preliminary studies on forest structure and floristics on Volcan Barva, Costa Rica. J. Trop. Ecol., 1990, 6, 307-320.
8. Kumar, Y. and Rao, R. R., Studies on Balpakram Wildlife Sanctuary in Meghalaya - 3: General account, forest types and fauna. Indian J. For., 1985, 8, 300-309.
9. Rodgers, W. A. and Panwar, H. S., Planning a protected area network in India. Report prepared for the Department of Environment, Forests and Wildlife, 1988, Vols 1 and 2, pp. 341, 267.
10. Holdridge, L. R., Grenke, W. C., Hathway, W. H., Liang, T. and Toshi Jr., J. A., Forest Environment in Tropical Life Zones: A Pilot Study, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1971.
11. Sykes, J. M. and Horrills, A. D., Vegetation monitoring in Indian Tiger Reserves; A report to the WWF, 1977, p. 121.
12. Hmaier, A lecture note on similarity indices, 2002, available online at URL: http://www.geobotany.uaf.edu-teaching-biol475-lecture07_ho.pdf,.
13. Ludwig, J. A. and Reynolds, J. F., Statistical Ecology: A Primer on Methods and Computing, Wiley-Interscience Publication, New York, 1988, p. 337.
14. Hurlbert, S. H., The monoconcept of species diversity: a critique and alternative parameters. Ecology, 1971, 52, 577-586.
15. Itow, S., Species diversity of equatorial insular forest on Ponape and Kosrae, Micronesia. Ecol. Res., 1986, 1, 223-227.
16. Campbell, D. G., Stone, J. L. and Rosas A. Jr., A comparison of phytosociology and dynamics of three flood plains (Varzea) forests of known age, Rio Jurua, Western Brazilian Amazon. Bot. J. Linn. Soc., 1992, 108, 213-237.
17. Parthasarathy, N., Studies on the vacular Flora, Structure and Nutrient Cycling in Kalakad Reserve Forest, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu. Ph D thesis, University of Madras, 1986.
18. Sundarapandian, S. M. and Swamy, P. S., Forest ecosystem structure and composition along an altitudinal gradient in the Western Ghats, South India. J. Trop. For. Sci., 2000, 12, 104-123.
19. Singh, J. S., Singh, S. P., Saxena, A. K. and Ravat, Y. S., The forest vegetation of Silent Valley. Tropical. Rain Forests - The Leeds Symposium, 1984, pp. 25-52.
20. Parthasarathy, N., Kinhal, V. and Kumar, L. P., Plant species diversity and human impacts in the tropical wet evergreen forests of southern western ghats. Indo-French Workshop on Tropical Forest Ecosystems: Natural Functioning and Anthropogenic Impact, French Institute, Pondicherry, 1992.
21. Rai, S. N. and Procter, J., Ecological studies on four rain forests in Karnataka, India I. Environment, forest structure and vegetation. J. Ecol., 1986, 74, 455-463.
22. Jha, C. S and Singh, J. S., Composition and dynamics of dry tropical Forest in relation to soil texture. J. Veg. Sci., 1990, 1, 609-614.
23. Thorington, R. W., Tannenbaum, S., Tarak, A. and Rudran, R., Distribution of trees in Baro colorado Islands: A five hectare sample. In The Ecology of a Tropical Forest - Seasonal Rhythms and Long-term Changes (eds Leigh Jr., E. G. Rand, A. S. and Windsor, D. M.), Smithsonian Institute Press, Washington DC, 1982.
24. Hubbell, S. P. and Foster, R. B., Diversity of canopy species in a neotropical forest and implications for conservation. In Tropical Rain Forest: Ecology and Management (eds Sutton, S. L., Whitmore, T. C. and Chadwick, A. C.), Blackwell, Oxford, 1983.
25. Campbell, D. G., Daly, D. C., Prance, G. T. and Maciel, U. N., Quantitative ecological inventory of Terra firma and the Varzea tropical forest on the Rio Xingu, Brazilian Amazon. Brittanica, 1986, 38, 369-393.
26. Ho, C. C., Newbery, D. M. C. and Poore, M. E. D., Forest composition and inferred dynamics in Jengka forest reserve, Malaysia. J. Trop. Ecol., 1987, 3, 25-26.
27. Proctor, J., Lee, Y. F., Langley, A. M., Munro, W. R. C. and Nelson, T., Ecological studies on Gunung Silam, a small ultrabasic mountain Sabah, Malaysia. J. Ecol., 1988, 74, 455-463.
28. Swan Jr., F. R., Tree distribution patterns in the Bukittimah nature reserve, Singapore. Gar. Bull. (Singapore), 1988, 41, 59-81.
29. Jaffré, T. and Veillon, J. M., Etude floristique et structurale de deux forêts denses humides sur roches ultrabasiques en Nouvelle-Calédonie. Bull. Natl. Hist. Nat., Paris, 1990, 12, 243-273.
30. Mosango, M., Contribution 'A l'étude botanic biogéo 1' ecosystem Forêt en région equatorial (Ile Kongolo,Zaire). Belg. J. Bot., 1991, 124, 167-194.