Tree species diversity in community managed and national park forests in the mid-hills of central Nepal
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Article Title | Tree species diversity in community managed and national park forests in the mid-hills of central Nepal |
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ERA Journal ID | 5682 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Pandey, Shiva Shankar (Author), Maraseni, Tek Narayan (Author), Cockfield, Geoff (Author) and Gerhard, Karin (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Sustainable Forestry |
Journal Citation | 33 (8), pp. 796-813 |
Number of Pages | 18 |
Year | 2014 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 1054-9811 |
1540-756X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/10549811.2014.925811 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10549811.2014.925811 |
Abstract | Community forestry is expanding in developing countries but there is limited knowledge of, and contradictory findings about, its contribution to biodiversity conservation. This study aims at increasing the understanding of tree species diversity in community forests compared to National Parks. A forest inventory was carried out in four community forests and one National Park in the mid-hills of central Nepal. The study found that community forestry has contributed to high tree species diversity where forest management communities have interests in multiple species, but most community forests are moving toward promoting limited timber yielding species that have high economic value. Linking community forestry with economic incentives for conserving multiple tree species could therefore be a strategy to conserve biodiversity outside of protected areas. |
Keywords | conservation; species richness; community; forest management |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 300707. Forestry management and environment |
300709. Tree improvement (incl. selection and breeding) | |
410401. Conservation and biodiversity | |
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Byline Affiliations | International Centre for Applied Climate Science |
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2qz0/tree-species-diversity-in-community-managed-and-national-park-forests-in-the-mid-hills-of-central-nepal
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