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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Forest observational studies in India: Past developments and considerations for the future
Forest Ecology and Management, Volume 316, Year 2014
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Long term forest research sites in India, going by different names including Linear Tree Increment Plots, Linear Increment Plots, Linear Sample Plots and Permanent Preservation Plots, cover diverse plant communities and environmental conditions. Presently, some of these long-term observational studies are functional, some are disturbed and others have almost been lost. The accumulated data will become increasingly important in the context of environmental modelling and climate change, especially if the plots and data can be maintained and/or revived. This contribution presents the history and current state of forest research plots in India, including details of locations and re-measurements. We provide a brief introduction of the National Forest Inventory (NFI), Preservation Plots in natural forests, the 50-ha Mudumalai Forest Dynamics Plot as part of the Centre for Tropical Forest Science and Smithsonian Institution Global Earth Observatories network (CTFS-SIGEO), and research plots established in plantations for tree growth studies and modelling. We also present some methodological details including assessment and analysis for two types of observational studies, the Tree Count Plots (TCP) and Tree Re-measurement Plots (TRP). Arguments are presented in favour of enumeration and analysis methods which are consistent with current approaches in forest ecological research. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
Authors & Co-Authors
Tewari, V. P.
India, Bengaluru
Institute of Wood Science and Technology Iwst, Bangalore
Sukumar, Raman
India, Bengaluru
Indian Institute of Science
Kumar, Rajesh C.Arun
India, Dehradun
Forest Survey of India
Gadow, Klaus Von
Germany, Gottingen
Georg-august-universität Göttingen
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
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Citations: 28
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 5
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Doi:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.06.050
ISSN:
03781127
Research Areas
Environmental