Patterns of species dominance, diversity and dispersion in ‘Khasi hill sal’ forest ecosystem in northeast India

Tripathi, Amit Kumar; Shankar, Uma

doi:10.1186/s40663-014-0023-2

Forest Ecosystems

Table 5 A comparison of phytosociological attributes of ‘Khasi hill sal’ forest with sal-dominated forests of eastern India

From: Patterns of species dominance, diversity and dispersion in ‘Khasi hill sal’ forest ecosystem in northeast India

Study site	Vegetation type	Girth size (cm)	Sampled area (ha)	Species richness (S)	Stand density (ha⁻¹)	Basal area (m² · ha⁻¹)	Source
Natural sal-dominated forests
Ri Bhoi District, Meghalaya	Khasi hill sal	≥ 10 gbh	5.2	123	767.7	15.6	Present study
Ri Bhoi District, Meghalaya	Khasi hill sal	≥ 30 gbh	5.2	95	448.3	13.8	Present study
Mahananda, Darjeeling	Eastern Himalayan terai sal	≥ 10 gbh	2	87	484	26.3	Shankar ([2001])
West Bengal	Moist sal forest (Eastern Himalayan terai sal)	≥ 30 gbh	3.2	134	438	56.5	Kushwaha and Nandy ([2012])
West Bengal	Dry sal forests	≥ 30 gbh	2.8	35	1006	19.6	Kushwaha and Nandy ([2012])
Kamrup, Assam	Alluvial plain sal	≥ 10 gbh	1.2	71*	2559	27.6	Deka et al. ([2012])
Hojai Reserve Forest, Assam	Alluvial plain sal	≥ 30 gbh	0.5	18	240	66.9	Dutta and Devi ([2013a])
Kumorakata Reserve Forest, Assam	Alluvial plain sal	≥ 30 gbh	0.5	17	138	73.6	Dutta and Devi ([2013a])
Doboka Reserve Forest, Assam	Alluvial plain sal	≥ 30 gbh	0.5	74	422	88.9	Dutta and Devi ([2013b])
South District, Tripura	S. robusta – Anogeissus acuminata	≥ 30 gbh	5.5	105	464.8	26.1	Majumdar et al. ([2012])
South District, Tripura	S. robusta – Artocarpus chama	≥ 10 gbh	2	131	876	37.5	Majumdar et al. ([2014])
South District, Tripura	S. robusta – Dipterocarpus turbinatus	≥ 10 gbh	5.5	120	808	30.4	Majumdar et al. ([2014])
South District, Tripura	S. robusta – Terminalia bellirica	≥ 10 gbh	2.5	85	983	21.4	Majumdar et al. ([2014])
South District, Tripura	S. robusta – Careya arborea	≥ 10 gbh	2	99	1000	27.7	Majumdar et al. ([2014])
South District, Tripura	S. robusta – Schima wallichii	≥ 10 gbh	4	152	872	38.6	Majumdar et al. ([2014])
Sal plantations
Sohagibarawa wildlife sanctuary, Gorakhpur	Sal plantation	≥ 10 gbh	24	208*	20413	23.1	Pandey and Shukla ([2003])
Sohagibarawa wildlife sanctuary, Gorakhpur	Sal plantation	≥ 30 gbh	24	208*	404	22.2	Pandey and Shukla ([2003])
Garo Hills, Meghalaya	Sal plantation	≥ 30 gbh	4.0	42	887	54.0	Kumar et al. ([2006])

*includes herb species.

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