DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.06.050
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84893943413
论文题名: Forest observational studies in India: Past developments and considerations for the future
作者: Tewari V.P. ; Sukumar R. ; Kumar R. ; Gadow K.V.
刊名: Forest Ecology and Management
ISSN: 0378-1127
出版年: 2014
卷: 316 起始页码: 32
结束页码: 46
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Ecosystem dynamics
; Forest density and competition
; Forest structure and diversity
; Preservation plots
; Tree count plots
; Tree re-measurement plots
英文摘要: Long term forest research sites in India, going by different names including Linear Tree Increment Plots, Linear Increment Plots, Linear Sample Plots and Permanent Preservation Plots, cover diverse plant communities and environmental conditions. Presently, some of these long-term observational studies are functional, some are disturbed and others have almost been lost. The accumulated data will become increasingly important in the context of environmental modelling and climate change, especially if the plots and data can be maintained and/or revived. This contribution presents the history and current state of forest research plots in India, including details of locations and re-measurements. We provide a brief introduction of the National Forest Inventory (NFI), Preservation Plots in natural forests, the 50-ha Mudumalai Forest Dynamics Plot as part of the Centre for Tropical Forest Science and Smithsonian Institution Global Earth Observatories network (CTFS-SIGEO), and research plots established in plantations for tree growth studies and modelling. We also present some methodological details including assessment and analysis for two types of observational studies, the Tree Count Plots (TCP) and Tree Re-measurement Plots (TRP). Arguments are presented in favour of enumeration and analysis methods which are consistent with current approaches in forest ecological research. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/66100
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作者单位: Institute of Wood Science and Technology, Bangalore, India; Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India; Forest Survey of India, Dehradun, India; Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany; Dept. of Forest and Wood Science, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Recommended Citation:
Tewari V.P.,Sukumar R.,Kumar R.,et al. Forest observational studies in India: Past developments and considerations for the future[J]. Forest Ecology and Management,2014-01-01,316