Status of the rare palm Bentinckia condapanna Berry in two habitats of Goodrical Reserve Forests; Western Ghats of India

Authors

  • ES Abhilash Assistant Professor, P.G. Department of Botany, Sree Narayana College, Nattika
  • Brijesh Sathian Assistant Professor MCOMS, Pokkara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/apjeesd.v1i1.9503

Keywords:

Biodiversity, IVI, t test, z test, Density, Frequency

Abstract

Bentinckia condapanna shows more IVI values and there by dominance and ecological stress in both the sites, that is, in sparsely distributed habitats as well as in dominated habitats (Site-II). Major associations /co dominance to Bentinckia condapanna in site -I were the evergreen species like Macaranga peltata, Elaeocarpus tuberculatus, Lannea coromandelica, Schefflera venulosa etc. and for site-II was the secondary species Chionanthus ramiflorus. Higher IVI values for Bentinckia condapanna in both the sites proves the capacity of this species to establish in mono-dominant and co- dominant communities.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/apjeesd.v1i1.9503

Asia Pacific Journal of Environment Ecology and Sustainable Development 2013; 1: 6-9

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Published

2014-01-05

How to Cite

Abhilash, E., & Sathian, B. (2014). Status of the rare palm Bentinckia condapanna Berry in two habitats of Goodrical Reserve Forests; Western Ghats of India. Asia Pacific Journal of Environment Ecology and Sustainable Development, 1(1), 6–9. https://doi.org/10.3126/apjeesd.v1i1.9503

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Original Articles