R. K. Sharma , Sanjay Sharma

Abstract

The faunal survey conducted in Sone Gharial Sanctuary of Madhya Pradesh during 1996 is reported in this paper. 35 Gharials (Gavialis gangeticus),11 Mugger Crocodiles (Crocodylus palustris), Turtles, Otters, Birds and Insects sighted are described.

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R. K. Sharma , R. Mathur , Sanjay Sharma

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The paper reports the annual census record of some reptilian, mammalian, insect and avifauna in the river Chambal falling under National Chambal Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh. An area of 425 km from Pali to Bhare was surveyed between 25.1.94 to 12.2.94. The complete stretch was divided into eleven sub-stretches and the number of sightings of Gharial, Muggers, Turtles, Dolphins, Otters and Birds were recorded. The survey revealed that in the sanctuary area the number of Gharial and Turtles is plenty followed by Muggers, Dolphins and Otters. The insect fauna was collected from different stretches and were groupwise identified. The hemipteran species dominated in the insect fauna followed by odonates, coleopterans, dipterans and ephemeropterans respectively.

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Suresh Kumar ¹, Sanjay Sharma ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Jammu.

Abstract

The present study deals with the phytosociological analysis, anthropogenic impacts and regeneration status of tree species in five dominant forest types along an altitudinal gradient in Paddar valley of Northwest Himalaya. The tree density varied between 179 to 245 trees/ha whereas the total basal area varied between 24.7 and 37.7 m²/ha in five forest types. The value of Shannon-Weiner index (H') was found maximum for western mixed coniferous forest (1.75) whereas Concentration of dominance (Cd) and Evenness (J') were found maximum for dry temperate deciduous forest (0.41) and dry deodar forest (0.32) respectively. The maximum disturbance was found in the dry temperate deciduous forests due to heavy dependence of the locals on oak, Quercus baloot for fuelwood and fodder. The results pertaining to regeneration status of 18 tree species shows 4 species with good regeneration,6 species with fair regeneration and 5 species with poor regeneration status whereas 3 tree species were found to have no regeneration at all. The regeneration was good for mixed coniferous forest and birch fir forests, poor for broadleaved and coniferous forest and fair for dry temperate deciduous forest and dry deodar forests.

Keywords

Anthropogenic Disturbance, Regeneration, Phytosociology, Temperate Forests

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