Human-driven disturbances change the vegetation characteristics of temperate forest stands: A case study from Pir Panchal mountain range in Kashmir Himalaya

Globally, biodiversity-rich forest ecosystems are facing higher risk of climate and land-use changes. Therefore, understanding the role of anthropogenic factors in affecting forest community composition and vegetation patterns assume urgent research priority and are prerequisites for conservation an...

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Autores principales:	Shiekh Marifatul Haq, Eduardo Soares Calixto, Irfan Rashid, Anzar A. Khuroo
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Forest ecosystem Floristic composition, Anthropogenic disturbance Biodiversity Himalaya Forestry SD1-669.5 Plant ecology QK900-989
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:01a1c43c0b8740cebe2777c148b3396b2021-12-04T04:36:11ZHuman-driven disturbances change the vegetation characteristics of temperate forest stands: A case study from Pir Panchal mountain range in Kashmir Himalaya2666-719310.1016/j.tfp.2021.100134https://doaj.org/article/01a1c43c0b8740cebe2777c148b3396b2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266671932100073Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2666-7193Globally, biodiversity-rich forest ecosystems are facing higher risk of climate and land-use changes. Therefore, understanding the role of anthropogenic factors in affecting forest community composition and vegetation patterns assume urgent research priority and are prerequisites for conservation and sustainable management of forest ecosystems. We used a systematic random sampling method to obtain data on floristic diversity within four forest compartments of Pir Panchal Range in Kashmir Himalaya. We characterized the comparative disturbance levels based on a visual assessment within and around each of the forest compartment. The importance value indices along with environmental data of the sampled compartments were obtained and analyzed using hierarchical cluster analysis and ordination techniques. Floristically, in all the compartments, we found 74 species distributed among 33 families and 4 life forms. The species number per hectare showed a declining trend with an increase in disturbance level. Plant community diversity indices were positively correlated with decreasing levels of anthropogenic disturbances. The phytosociological features such as tree basal area and density were negatively correlated with increasing levels of anthropogenic disturbance. Our study, using standard statistical methods, has empirically characterized the intensity of anthropogenic impacts in each forest compartment, and analyzed the relationship between these impacts and the forest vegetation patterns. Our results will help in a better understanding of the role of anthropogenic factors in affecting forest community composition, which in turn will foster the sustainable forest management and biodiversity conservation in this Himalayan region.Shiekh Marifatul HaqEduardo Soares CalixtoIrfan RashidAnzar A. KhurooElsevierarticleForest ecosystemFloristic composition, Anthropogenic disturbanceBiodiversityHimalayaForestrySD1-669.5Plant ecologyQK900-989ENTrees, Forests and People, Vol 6, Iss , Pp 100134- (2021)
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topic	Forest ecosystem Floristic composition, Anthropogenic disturbance Biodiversity Himalaya Forestry SD1-669.5 Plant ecology QK900-989
spellingShingle	Forest ecosystem Floristic composition, Anthropogenic disturbance Biodiversity Himalaya Forestry SD1-669.5 Plant ecology QK900-989 Shiekh Marifatul Haq Eduardo Soares Calixto Irfan Rashid Anzar A. Khuroo Human-driven disturbances change the vegetation characteristics of temperate forest stands: A case study from Pir Panchal mountain range in Kashmir Himalaya
description	Globally, biodiversity-rich forest ecosystems are facing higher risk of climate and land-use changes. Therefore, understanding the role of anthropogenic factors in affecting forest community composition and vegetation patterns assume urgent research priority and are prerequisites for conservation and sustainable management of forest ecosystems. We used a systematic random sampling method to obtain data on floristic diversity within four forest compartments of Pir Panchal Range in Kashmir Himalaya. We characterized the comparative disturbance levels based on a visual assessment within and around each of the forest compartment. The importance value indices along with environmental data of the sampled compartments were obtained and analyzed using hierarchical cluster analysis and ordination techniques. Floristically, in all the compartments, we found 74 species distributed among 33 families and 4 life forms. The species number per hectare showed a declining trend with an increase in disturbance level. Plant community diversity indices were positively correlated with decreasing levels of anthropogenic disturbances. The phytosociological features such as tree basal area and density were negatively correlated with increasing levels of anthropogenic disturbance. Our study, using standard statistical methods, has empirically characterized the intensity of anthropogenic impacts in each forest compartment, and analyzed the relationship between these impacts and the forest vegetation patterns. Our results will help in a better understanding of the role of anthropogenic factors in affecting forest community composition, which in turn will foster the sustainable forest management and biodiversity conservation in this Himalayan region.
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author	Shiekh Marifatul Haq Eduardo Soares Calixto Irfan Rashid Anzar A. Khuroo
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title	Human-driven disturbances change the vegetation characteristics of temperate forest stands: A case study from Pir Panchal mountain range in Kashmir Himalaya
title_short	Human-driven disturbances change the vegetation characteristics of temperate forest stands: A case study from Pir Panchal mountain range in Kashmir Himalaya
title_full	Human-driven disturbances change the vegetation characteristics of temperate forest stands: A case study from Pir Panchal mountain range in Kashmir Himalaya
title_fullStr	Human-driven disturbances change the vegetation characteristics of temperate forest stands: A case study from Pir Panchal mountain range in Kashmir Himalaya
title_full_unstemmed	Human-driven disturbances change the vegetation characteristics of temperate forest stands: A case study from Pir Panchal mountain range in Kashmir Himalaya
title_sort	human-driven disturbances change the vegetation characteristics of temperate forest stands: a case study from pir panchal mountain range in kashmir himalaya
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
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Human-driven disturbances change the vegetation characteristics of temperate forest stands: A case study from Pir Panchal mountain range in Kashmir Himalaya

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