Assessing the effectiveness of community managed forests for plant diversity conservation in Meghalaya,Northeast India  

作　　者：Aabid Hussain Mir Kiranmay Sarma Krishna Upadhaya 

机构地区：[1]Department of Environmental Studies,North-Eastern Hill University,Shillong,793022,Meghalaya,India [2]University School of Environment Management,Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University,Dwarka 16C,New Delhi,110075,India [3]Department of Basic Sciences and Social Sciences,North-Eastern Hill University,Shillong,793022,Meghalaya,India

出　　处：《Plant Diversity》2022年第3期243-254,共12页植物多样性（英文版）

基　　金：financial support to Ministry of Environment,Forest and Climate Change,Government of India(No.14/25/2011-ERS/RE).

摘　　要：In the state Meghalaya,northeast India,>80%of the forest lands are owned by local communities and managed by traditional institutions.These forests are under severe threats due to a number of human disturbances.The present study was conducted to assess the plant diversity and identify the community forests for priority conservation in Khasi Hills of Meghalaya.Floristic explorations carried out in the 87 forests reveals the presence of 1300 plant species of which 400 are either rare,endemic or threatened.Of the different forest categories,reserve forests had the highest number of species(1190),followed by sacred forests(987 species)and village forests(786 species).Majority of the forests(56)had high-species richness,irreplaceability level(42 forests)and vulnerability level(54).In terms of area,13.8%(1666.8 ha)fall under low risk while 1855 ha under high risk zone.High risk zone was mostly represented by village forests.An area of 7661.56 ha of community forests falls under high priority category and hence calls for immediate conservation actions.The conservation priority map generated in the present study will help to concentrate the protection strategy to the demarcated and adjoining areas and help conservationists and planners to evolve effective strategies for conservation of the community forests.

关 键 词：CONSERVATION Disturbance ENDEMIC RARE THREATENED Village forest 

分 类 号：S718.5[农业科学—林学]