scholarly journals Abundance and impact of Parthenium hysterophorus L., an alien invasive herb on plant species diversity in invaded areas of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 402-410
Author(s):  
Nuwagira Catherine ◽  
Tumusiime Julius ◽  
Rugunda Kagoro Grace
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Plant Species Diversity ◽  
Parthenium Hysterophorus

Plant Species Diversity in the Southern Part of the Taï National Park (Côte d’Ivoire)

2005 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 2123-2142 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Steve Denguéadhé Kolongo ◽  
Guillaume Decocq ◽  
Constant Y. Adou Yao ◽  
Edy C. Blom ◽  
Renaat S. A. R. Van Rompaey
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
National Park ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Plant Species Diversity ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Taï National Park ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Tai National Park

scholarly journals Measuring plant species diversity in alpine zones: A case study at the Kazdaği National Park, in Turkey

2011 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 1147-1156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Şat Güngör
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Species Conservation ◽  
Plant Species Diversity ◽  
Individual Species ◽  
Endemic Plant ◽  
Alpine Regions ◽  
Ecosystem Diversity

Biodiversity includes three main concepts: genetic diversity, species diversity and ecosystem diversity. Species diversity: mountain ecosystems, alpine regions above the timberline, have to be rich in terms of plant compositions and plant species diversity. Richness and evenness are two main factors in measuring the diversity of a habitat. Richness takes into account individual species, while evenness contributes towards the relative abundance of each species. According to the results of this study, 52% of the total endemic plant taxa of the Kazda?? National Park is determined in the alpine regions and therefore the alpine zones, with their rich endemic and rare plant species, are important from the aspect of biodiversity and species conservation. In addition, this study describes the relation between environmental factors and plant species diversity and evenness.

scholarly journals Woody plant species diversity in the last wild habitat of the Derby Eland (Taurotragus derbianus derbianus Gray, 1847) in Niokolo Koba National Park, Senegal, West Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-40
Author(s):  
Camara Mariama ◽  
D S J Gbemavo Charlemagne ◽  
K Salako Val egrave re ◽  
N Kouame Fran ccedil ois ◽  
Sambou Bienvenu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
West Africa ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Woody Plant ◽  
Plant Species Diversity ◽  
Woody Plant Species

scholarly journals Evaluation of Themeda triandra as an indicator for monitoring the effects of grazing and fire in the Bontebok National Park

Koedoe ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Novellie ◽  
Tineke Kraaij
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Rare Plants ◽  
Plant Species Diversity ◽  
Conservation Priority ◽  
Previous Survey ◽  
Survey Period ◽  
Themeda Triandra ◽  
Unintended Outcome

Up until 2004, the burning regime applied in the Bontebok National Park was aimed at maintaining grazing conditions suitable for bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus). It was, however, not suitable for maintaining plant species diversity, an increasingly urgent conservation priority for the park. Accordingly, the burning regime was changed in 2004 to increase the interval between fires. A possible unintended outcome of the new burning regime is the spread of grazing lawns which is likely to be deleterious for maintaining the diversity of rare plants. Red grass, Themeda triandra, a species often locally abundant in areas preferred by bontebok, is potentially a good indicator of the anticipated change because, although it persists with moderate grazing, it is sensitive to localised intense grazing and will decrease on grazing lawns. To gauge the potential of this indicator, the canopy spread cover, degree of defoliation and inflorescence production of T. triandrawas determined at 13 permanently marked sites in November 2005. The results are compared with a survey conducted 20 years previously (October–November 1984 and October–November 1985) using similar methodology. The results suggest that T. triandra remained abundant over the previous 20 years’ application of the prior burning regime. In 1984–1985, defoliation of T. triandra was high within 1 year after a fire but declined quickly thereafter. In 2005, the tendency for the defoliation level to decline with increasing time after a fire was still apparent, but it was much less marked than in the previous survey period. A likely cause of this was the fact that Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra) and red hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus caama) were present in 2005 but absent in 1984–1985 and these taller-grass grazers would have contributed to the use of the older veld. Provided it is interpreted together with other monitoring programmes, the use of T. triandra cover and defoliation intensity appears promising as an efficient indicator of some of the potentially deleterious outcomes of the interactions between herbivory and the new burning regime.Conservation implications: The conservation objectives of maintaining (1) large mammal herbivory as an ecological process and (2) plant species diversity may be difficult to reconcile with each other in the highly fragmented renosterveld and lowland fynbos ecosystems. This paper explores a rapid approach to monitoring impacts of bontebok and other grazing ungulates.

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