干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Prioritization of habitats and communities for conservation in Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, Trans Himalaya, India

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DOI	10.1111/1440-1703.12010
	Prioritization of habitats and communities for conservation in Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, Trans Himalaya, India
	Sharma, Lipika; Samant, Sher S.
通讯作者	Samant, Sher S.
来源期刊	ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH
ISSN	0912-3814
EISSN	1440-1703
出版年	2019
卷号	34 期号:4 页码:509-523
英文摘要	The rapid degradation of habitats and communities throughout the globe has necessitated the need for conservation to avoid biodiversity crisis. For framing conservation and management plan for flora of any region, it is very necessary to prioritize species of that region, their preferred habitats and communities with reliable information. In the present study, prioritization of habitats and communities has been done in the Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve. Ten habitats and 73 plant communities (45 shrubs and 28 herbs) distributed between 3,109 and 5,019 m were identified. Each habitat and community has been evaluated based on the ecological and socioeconomical parameters. Of the 10 habitats identified, the Moist alpine groove habitat showed highest conservation priority index (CPI), that is, 50 hence prioritized for conservation. The Ephedra gerardiana-Lonicera asperifolia mixed community showed highest CPI, that is, 62; followed by Hippophae rhamnoides ssp. turkestanica-Caragana versicolor-Ephedra intermedia mixed, Rosa webbiana-Ribes orientale mixed and Salix denticulata-H. rhamnoides ssp. turkestanica mixed (CPI: 60, each) communities. Regular monitoring of the prioritized habitats and communities has been suggested. Also, mass propagation of native, endemic, economically important and threatened species following biotechnological approaches and their plantation in the natural habitats of Spiti valley have been suggested. This would help in the management of habitats and communities in particular and cold desert ecosystem in general.
英文关键词	Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve conservation habitat degradation prioritization threatened
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	India
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000486761100008
WOS关键词	NORTH-WESTERN HIMALAYA ; HIMACHAL-PRADESH ; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ; MEDICINAL-PLANTS ; WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ; FOREST VEGETATION ; INDIGENOUS USES ; LAHAUL VALLEY ; DIVERSITY ; ECOLOGY
WOS类目	Ecology
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/215233
作者单位	GB Pant Natl Inst Himalayan Environm & Sustainabl, Himachal Reg Ctr, Mohal Kullu 175126, India
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sharma, Lipika,Samant, Sher S.. Prioritization of habitats and communities for conservation in Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, Trans Himalaya, India[J],2019,34(4):509-523.
APA	Sharma, Lipika,&Samant, Sher S..(2019).Prioritization of habitats and communities for conservation in Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, Trans Himalaya, India.ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH,34(4),509-523.
MLA	Sharma, Lipika,et al."Prioritization of habitats and communities for conservation in Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, Trans Himalaya, India".ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH 34.4(2019):509-523.