Effect of Small-Scale Variations in Environmental Factors on the Distribution of Woody Species in Tropical Deciduous Forests of Vindhyan Highlands, India
Joint Authors
Singh, J. S.
Raghubanshi, A. S.
Chaturvedi, R. K.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-12-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of this study is to investigate the changes in the composition of mature, naturally established and unmanaged TDF in response to small-scale variations in environmental factors.
All woody species with a minimum circumference of 10 cm at 1.37 m height were surveyed in forty-five 20×50 m plots distributed over 5 sites in the TDF of Vindhyan highlands, India.
Cluster analysis identified two distinct groups of plots.
Group 1 plots had higher soil moisture content (SMC), clay, organic C, total N, total P, and light attenuation than group 2 plots.
A total of 48 native species belonging to 25 families were encountered in the sampled area.
High eigenvalues for the first two Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) axes indicated the occurrence of species in distinct groups, and significant correlations of the axes with environmental variables indicated the effect of these variables on species grouping.
In conclusion, patchiness in the soil resources needs to be considered in restoration efforts.
The results of this study are expected to facilitate the decision regarding choice of species in afforestation programmes for restoring the TDF.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chaturvedi, R. K.& Raghubanshi, A. S.& Singh, J. S.. 2011. Effect of Small-Scale Variations in Environmental Factors on the Distribution of Woody Species in Tropical Deciduous Forests of Vindhyan Highlands, India. Journal of Botany،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chaturvedi, R. K.…[et al.]. Effect of Small-Scale Variations in Environmental Factors on the Distribution of Woody Species in Tropical Deciduous Forests of Vindhyan Highlands, India. Journal of Botany No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Chaturvedi, R. K.& Raghubanshi, A. S.& Singh, J. S.. Effect of Small-Scale Variations in Environmental Factors on the Distribution of Woody Species in Tropical Deciduous Forests of Vindhyan Highlands, India. Journal of Botany. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-10.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-461381