Effects of kangaroo rat exclusion on vegetation structure and plant species diversity in the Chihuahuan Desert

Oecologia ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 95 (4) ◽  
pp. 520-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward J. Heske ◽  
James H. Brown ◽  
Qinfeng Guo
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Vegetation Structure ◽  
Chihuahuan Desert ◽  
Plant Species Diversity ◽  
Kangaroo Rat

scholarly journals Reed bed vegetation structure and plant species diversity depend on management type and the time period since last management

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Line Holm Andersen ◽  
Petri Nummi ◽  
Simon Bahrndorff ◽  
Cino Pertoldi ◽  
Kristian Trøjelsgaard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Vegetation Structure ◽  
Plant Species Diversity ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Reed Bed

Plant Diversity and Vegetation Structure in Sal (Shorea robusta Gaertn.) Dominated Forest of Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-90
Author(s):  
Hari Shankar Lal ◽  
◽  
Sharmistha Ganguly ◽  
Kartik Pramanik ◽  
P.V. Prasanna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Vegetation Structure ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Plant Species Diversity ◽  
Managed Forests ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Importance Value Index ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Shorea Robusta

The Sal (Shorea robusta) dominated forest vegetation of Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India was explored to evaluate the diversity and vegetation structure through different phyto-sociological attributes. The knowledge of the structure and composition of the plant communities has enormous significance in conservation of managed forests, therefore, the plant species diversity, structure and importance value index (IVI) at various levels, viz., trees, shrubs and herbs were studied. A total of 153 plant species (66 trees, 30 shrubs and 57 herbs) belonging to 124 genera of 51 families were recorded from the 30 random plots marked for sampling within the sanctuary. The IVI was highest in Shorea robusta (40.87) and lowest in Syzygium salicifolium (1.08). Shannon-Weaver’s diversity index was recorded highest in herbaceous species (3.66) than in trees (3.08) and shrubs (2.66). Simpson’s index was highest in trees (0.106) than in shrubs (0.035) and herbs (0.028). Pielou’s index was found highest in herbs (0.064) than in shrubs (0.048) and trees (0.046) which was within the range reported for different Indian forests and also which indicates that the sanctuary exhibits species diverse forest. The result of plant species diversity and their quantitative features reveal that the overall community is heterogeneous.

How plant species diversity is shaped

Science ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 345 (6204) ◽  
pp. 1574-1574
Author(s):  
A. M. Sugden
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Plant Species Diversity

Satellite based land use and landscape complexity indices as predictors for regional plant species diversity

2003 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Honnay ◽  
K Piessens ◽  
W Van Landuyt ◽  
M Hermy ◽  
H Gulinck
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Plant Species Diversity ◽  
Landscape Complexity
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