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Structure and floristic composition of old-growth wet evergreen forests of Nelliampathy Hills, Southern Western Ghats

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Author	Ramachandran, V. S. Swarupanandan, K.
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	We analyze the structure and composition of old-growth wet evergreen forest of Nelliampathy hills, the chain of hills lying immediately south of Palghat Gap, in the southern Western Ghats of India. We sampled 30 plots of 0.1 ha each (50 m × 20 m) at six locations enumerating all plants ⩾ 10 cm girth at breast height. We pooled the data and computed various structural parameters. There were 152 species of 120 genera and 51 families of the study area. Of these, 118 (77%) were trees, 24 were climbers (16%) and 10 were shrubs (7%). Species richness varied from 58–99 per 0.5 ha sample and Shannon indices of diversity ranged from 4.4 to 5.2. Fifty-nine per cent (89 species) of the species were Indian Sub-continent elements and 34% (51 species) are endemic to the Western Ghats. Fifteen species are listed in various threat categories. Aglaia and Litsea were the most species-rich genera. Numbers of families ranged from 27–43 per 0.5 ha sample. Euphorbiaceae and Lauraceae were the most species-rich families. Stand density varied from 1714 to 2244 stems·ha$^{−1}$ and basal area from 53.6 to 102.1 m$^{2}$·ha$^{−1}$. The vegetation was dominated by 3–6 species and six dominance patterns characterized the species composition within the hill complex. The old-growth evergreen forests of Nelliampathy exist as small fragments rich in biodiversity and can be used as benchmarks for comparison with disturbed forests.
Starting Page	37
Ending Page	46
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISSN	1007662X
Journal	Journal of Forestry Research
Volume Number	24
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	19930607
Language	English
Publisher	Northeast Forestry University
Publisher Date	2013-01-11
Publisher Place	Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Old-growth evergreen forest Nelliampathy Western Ghats species richness tree density relative abundance stand structure Forestry
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Forestry

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