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Impact of Disturbances on Species Diversity and Regeneration of Nepalese Sal (Shorea robusta) Forests Managed under Different Management Regimes
- Sal (Shorea robusta) forests, a dominant forest type in Nepal, experience different disturbance intensities depending on management regimes. This study compares the impact of disturbance on Nepalese Sal forests, which are managed on three major management regimes: protected area, state-managed forest, and buffer zone community forest. Using a systematic sampling approach, we sampled 20 plots, each covering 500 square meters, and nested plots within each main plot to measure pole and regeneration for each management regime. We recorded forest characteristics including tree species, counts, diameter, height, crown cover, and disturbance indicators. We compared forest attributes such as diversity indices, species richness, and stand structure by management regime using analysis of variance and regression analysis. The forest management regimes were classified into three disturbance levels based on disturbance factor bundles, and the buffer zone community forest was found to have the highest disturbance while the protected forest had the lowest disturbance. Species richness, diversity, evenness, abundance, density and basal area were higher, but regeneration was lower in protected area and state-managed forest compared to the buffer zone community forests. This suggests positive impacts of moderate disturbance on regeneration. The management plan should prioritize the minimization of excessive disturbance to balance forest conservation and provide forest resources to local users.
Author: | Uttam Chapagain, Binod P. Chapagain, Sunil Nepal, Michael Manthey |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:gbv:9-opus-64637 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/earth2040049 |
ISSN: | 2673-4834 |
Parent Title (English): | Earth |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Place of publication: | Basel |
Editor: | Tommaso Caloiero |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of first Publication: | 2021/11/03 |
Release Date: | 2022/11/21 |
Tag: | Sal forests; disturbance; forest management regime; regeneration; species diversity |
GND Keyword: | - |
Volume: | 2 |
Issue: | 4 |
Page Number: | 19 |
First Page: | 826 |
Last Page: | 844 |
Faculties: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Botanik und Landschaftsökologie & Botanischer Garten |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung |