Diversity of vascular plant communities along a disturbance gradient in a central mid-hill community forest of Nepal / S.K. Baral in BANKO JANAKARI - वनको जानकारी : A Journal of Forestry Information for Nepal, 19 : 1 (January - June 2009)  

Public ISBD [article]  inBANKO JANAKARI - वनको जानकारी : A Journal of Forestry Information for Nepal > 19 : 1 (January - June 2009) . - 3-10 p Title : Diversity of vascular plant communities along a disturbance gradient in a central mid-hill community forest of Nepal Material Type: printed text Authors: S.K. Baral, Author ; K. Katzensteiner, Author Publication Date: 2009 Article on page: 3-10 p Languages : English (eng) Keywords: Central mid-hills  community forest  disturbance regimes  Nepal  plant diversity Abstract: The ‘Community Forestry Program’ has been considered successful in improving the environmental situation in the hills of Nepal by enhancing the vegetation coverage of degraded sites and by improving the supply of forest products to farmers. The restoration measures are considered sustainable if the ecosystems are self-supporting and resilient against perturbation. A community forest (CF) in the mid-hills of Nepal has been assessed for restoration success based on the comparison of vegetation structure and species diversity along a disturbance gradient, using a semi-protected natural forest as a reference site. In general, the community forest management (CFM) was able to re-establish forests on formerly severely degraded sites. Forest operations carried out during CFM have altered plant community composition, species richness and distribution, age class distribution of trees and vegetation structure. As a result, the CF was being transformed into a less diverse regular forest although the overall vascular plant diversity was retained with sufficient niches within the understorey vegetation. Link for e-copy: http://lib.frtc.gov.np/elibrary/pages/view.php?ref=57&k= [article] Diversity of vascular plant communities along a disturbance gradient in a central mid-hill community forest of Nepal [printed text] / S.K. Baral, Author ; K. Katzensteiner, Author . - 2009 . - 3-10 p. Languages : English (eng) in BANKO JANAKARI - वनको जानकारी : A Journal of Forestry Information for Nepal > 19 : 1 (January - June 2009) . - 3-10 p Keywords: Central mid-hills  community forest  disturbance regimes  Nepal  plant diversity Abstract: The ‘Community Forestry Program’ has been considered successful in improving the environmental situation in the hills of Nepal by enhancing the vegetation coverage of degraded sites and by improving the supply of forest products to farmers. The restoration measures are considered sustainable if the ecosystems are self-supporting and resilient against perturbation. A community forest (CF) in the mid-hills of Nepal has been assessed for restoration success based on the comparison of vegetation structure and species diversity along a disturbance gradient, using a semi-protected natural forest as a reference site. In general, the community forest management (CFM) was able to re-establish forests on formerly severely degraded sites. Forest operations carried out during CFM have altered plant community composition, species richness and distribution, age class distribution of trees and vegetation structure. As a result, the CF was being transformed into a less diverse regular forest although the overall vascular plant diversity was retained with sufficient niches within the understorey vegetation. Link for e-copy: http://lib.frtc.gov.np/elibrary/pages/view.php?ref=57&k=