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Effects of Human Disturbance in Three Areas of West Himalayan Moist Deciduous Forest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

C.R. Babu ,
Anthony J. Gaston ,
A. Chauduri  and
R. Khandwa
C.R. Babu
Affiliation:
Lecturer, Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi 110017, India
Anthony J. Gaston
Affiliation:
Coordinator of Seabird Research, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ottawa, Ontario K1A OE7, Canada
A. Chauduri
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi 110017, India
R. Khandwa
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi 110017, India
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The vegetation cover and species richness of seven sites in mature West Himalayan moist temperate (mainly deciduous) forest were investigated. Both the percentage cover and the species richness of the shrub layer were found to have a strong negative correlation with human disturbance, as measured by distance from the nearest habitation. Ground vegetation, on the other hand, was little affected. Reduction of the shrub cover and of the number of shrub species is likely to have an adverse effect on wildlife, and casual observations suggested that this was indeed the case.

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Environmental Conservation , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , Spring 1984 , pp. 55 - 60
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Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1984

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