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Vol.4 , No. 1, Publication Date: Feb. 12, 2018, Page: 15-20
 in Bandarban District, Bangladesh&description=Natural regeneration is an essential process that indicates self-restoration capacity of forests. This study investigated regeneration status of Babupara Village Common Forest (VCF) in Rowangchori Upazilla of Bandarban district, Bangladesh. Stratified random sampling was carried out with 5m × 5m sample plots to depict the regeneration status of the tree species of the VCF. The findings revealed occurrence of 35 regenerating tree species belonging to 20 families in the VCF, where seedlings of <i>Suregada multiflora</i> was dominant. Among the families Euphorbiaceae was most dominant with 5 species followed by Anacardiaceae (4 species) and Moraceae (3 species). <i>Suregada multiflora</i> showed the highest relative density (9.56%) followed by <i>Brownlowia elata</i> (8.09%), <i></i>Grewia nervosa (7.35%), <i>Protium serratum</i> (7.35%), <i>Litsea glutinosa</i> (6.62%) and <i>Alstonia scholaris</i> (5.15%). <i>Syzygium fruticosum</i>, <i>Ficus</i> spp. and <i>Artocarpus heterophyllus</i> showed the highest (4.27%) relative abundance followed by <i>Grewia nervosa</i> (3.56%), <i>Morinda angustifolia</i> (3.56%) and <i>Anogeissus acuminata</i> (3.56%). A total of 89% species were regenerating from seed and 11% from coppice. The species diversity indices, i.e. Shannon-Wiener’s Diversity (3.28), Simpson’s Diversity (0.047), Margalef’s Richness (6.92) and Species Evenness Index (0.92) indicate rich regenerating species diversity. As a whole the results indicate promising regeneration status of the native tree species at Babu Para VCF which also indicates effective functioning of community management for keeping the forest undisturbed and suitable environmental condition for natural regeneration. Conservation of the regeneration and recruitment in order to ensure maximum species diversity need protection of the regeneration. It will play important role for sustainable management of the Babu para VCF for the betterment the community.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/980.jpg)
| [1] | Md. Kamruzzaman, Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh. |
| [2] | Md. Akhter Hossain, Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh. |
| [3] | Morgubatul Jannat, Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh. |
| [4] | Mohammed Kamal Hossain, Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh. |
Natural regeneration is an essential process that indicates self-restoration capacity of forests. This study investigated regeneration status of Babupara Village Common Forest (VCF) in Rowangchori Upazilla of Bandarban district, Bangladesh. Stratified random sampling was carried out with 5m × 5m sample plots to depict the regeneration status of the tree species of the VCF. The findings revealed occurrence of 35 regenerating tree species belonging to 20 families in the VCF, where seedlings of Suregada multiflora was dominant. Among the families Euphorbiaceae was most dominant with 5 species followed by Anacardiaceae (4 species) and Moraceae (3 species). Suregada multiflora showed the highest relative density (9.56%) followed by Brownlowia elata (8.09%), Grewia nervosa (7.35%), Protium serratum (7.35%), Litsea glutinosa (6.62%) and Alstonia scholaris (5.15%). Syzygium fruticosum, Ficus spp. and Artocarpus heterophyllus showed the highest (4.27%) relative abundance followed by Grewia nervosa (3.56%), Morinda angustifolia (3.56%) and Anogeissus acuminata (3.56%). A total of 89% species were regenerating from seed and 11% from coppice. The species diversity indices, i.e. Shannon-Wiener’s Diversity (3.28), Simpson’s Diversity (0.047), Margalef’s Richness (6.92) and Species Evenness Index (0.92) indicate rich regenerating species diversity. As a whole the results indicate promising regeneration status of the native tree species at Babu Para VCF which also indicates effective functioning of community management for keeping the forest undisturbed and suitable environmental condition for natural regeneration. Conservation of the regeneration and recruitment in order to ensure maximum species diversity need protection of the regeneration. It will play important role for sustainable management of the Babu para VCF for the betterment the community.
Keywords
Village Common Forest, Natural Regeneration, Recruitment, Restoration, Quantitative Structure, Importance Value Index, Height & Diameter Class, Biological Diversity Indices
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