印度阿鲁纳恰尔邦温带阔叶混交林树桩周长和高度对受干扰的树形杜鹃再发芽的影响 |
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收稿时间: | 23 April 2008 |
Effect of stump girth and height on resprouting of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Rhododendron arboreum</Emphasis> following disturbance in temperate mixed broad leaved forest of Arunachal Pradesh,India |
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Authors: | Paul Ashish Khan Mohamed Latif Das Ashesh Kumar |
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Institution: | (1) Makino Herbarium, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-osawa, Hachiouji Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan |
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Abstract: | Sprout contribution to natural regeneration of Rhododendron arboreum following the tree felling for fuel wood and other purposes was studied in two disturbed sites (Paipraw and Falockchar) of
Rhododendron forest in Arunachal Pradesh, northeast India. Cut stumps were categorized into seven girth and height classes to evaluate
the effect of stump girth and height on production of sprouts. Effect of stump girth on survival of sprouts was also investigated.
Results show that highest number of cut stumps is recorded in medium girth classes (50–80, 80–110, and 110–140 cm) in both
Paipraw and Falockchar stands. However, density of cut stumps is higher in Paipraw (1 210 stumps·ha?1) than Falockchar (1 154 stumps·ha?1). Nevertheless, a little higher percentage of sprouting is recorded in Falockchar (18%) than that of Paipraw (15%). Similarly,
maximum number of cut stumps is observed in the medium height classes (50–80, 80–110 and 110–140 cm) in both the sites. Cut
stumps with lower girths show greater ability of sprouting than that of larger girth classes. Significant correlations are
observed between stump girth and sprout number and between stump height and number of sprouts. Survival of sprouts also depends
on stump girth. Survival of sprout shows significant variations between different sampling times in both the sites. Though
overall sprout regeneration of R. arboreum is very poor, sprouts arising from lower girth classes survive well than those of higher girth classes. The findings of this
investigation signify that stump sprouting is not playing much role in the natural regeneration of R. arboreum though it has the ability to sprout. Sprout survival is not adequate to restore a stand where indiscriminate tree felling
is continued and the species may be considered as a poor coppicer. Therefore, regeneration through seeds and seedlings should
be preferred over regeneration through sprouting. |
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