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The effects of disturbance on forest structure and diversity at different altitudes in Garhwal Himalaya

Munesh KUMAR1; Chandra Mohan SHARMA2; Govind Singh RAJWAR3   

  • 收稿日期:2008-04-26 修回日期:1900-01-01 出版日期:2009-03-10 发布日期:2009-03-10

The effects of disturbance on forest structure and diversity at different altitudes in Garhwal Himalaya

Munesh KUMAR1; Chandra Mohan SHARMA2; Govind Singh RAJWAR3   

  1. 1Department of Forestry, Henwati Nandan Bahuguna, Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand India;2Department of Botany, Henwati Nandan Bahuguna, Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India;3Department of Botany, Government Post Graduate College, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
  • Received:2008-04-26 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2009-03-10 Published:2009-03-10

关键词: 寡营养细菌, 生态特征, 环境科学

Abstract: The effects of disturbance on forest structure and diversity along an altitudinal gradient in the temperate, sub-tropical, and tropical regions of Garhwal Himalaya were assessed. Each region was further categorized into undisturbed (UD), mildly disturbed (MD), and highly disturbed (HD) sites on the basis of magnitude of disturbance in these forests. On UD sites of temperate, sub-tropical and tropical regions, Quercus leucotrichophora, Anogeissus latifolia and Holoptelea integrifolia were the dominant tree species respectively. The highest values of tree density (1028 ind·hm-2) and total basal cover at breast height (31.70 m2 ·hm-2) were recorded for UD site of temperate region, whereas maximum species diversity (3.128) and equitability (14.09) values were observed for HD site of tropical region. The structure and composition of the forests were greatly affected by the degree of disturbance.

Key words: Oligotrophic bacteria, Ecological characteristics, Environmental science