Composition of forests and vegetation in the Kailash Sacred Landscape, Nepal

• 作者: Kedar Baral Madan Krishna Suwal Maria Fadiman Rainer Bussmann Ripu Mardhan Kunwar Tobin Hindle Yagya Prasad Adhikari
• 来源期刊: 林业研究（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（5）
• 页码范围: 1625-1635
• 页数: 11页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

A total of 141 quadrats were sampled using stratified random sampling to study forest,environment and human interactions along an elevation gradient 1800 to 3665 m at the remote Kailash Sacred Landscape,Nepal.Eight forest types were identified,including Laurel-Oak to Rhododendron to Blue pine,comprising 191 species including 60 useful from 166 genera and 87 families.The environmental variables elevation,slope,and temperature were significant (p ＜ 0.001) in determining the composition and distribution of forest types.Records of large numbers of useful plants along with diverse forest and vegetation types suggest a strong association between the culture of local villages and nature conservation.Due to changes in climate,socio-culture and land-use,forest degradation is expected to accelerate,thus forcing govemment and indigenous community forest management measures to acknowledge human,cultural and environmental variables for sustainable forest management.