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Forest biodiversity gradients and the human impact in Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal
Authors:Morten Christensen  Jacob Heilmann-Clausen
Institution:1. University of Copenhagen, Forest and Landscape Denmark, Rolighedsvej 23, 1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
2. Habitatvision, Sk?lsk?rvej 22, 4180, Sor?, Denmark
Abstract:Patterns of biodiversity, environment and human impact were studied in 57 sample plots in an 1,178 ha forest area in a rural mountain area of Nepal that is administrated by the Annapurna Conservation Area Project. Alpha-, beta- and gamma-diversity was measured or estimated for six groups of organisms: trees, shrubs, climbers, herbs, polypores and mycorrhizal fungi, and the recorded patterns were correlated with a set of environmental variables. Human impact in terms of fuelwood collection, selective cutting and grazing was found to influence species diversity patterns in all organism groups. Species richness of trees, climbers and polypores at plot level (alpha-diversity) generally responded negatively to human impact, whereas species richness of herbs and shrubs showed a positive relation. Species turnover (beta-diversity), measured as length of the DCA first axis, was significantly correlated to distance to village for all species groups. This indicates that the human impact is very important for the biodiversity patterns in the study area, and that biodiversity connected to undisturbed forest habitats are potentially threatened in the area. The results are discussed in the context of practical conservation. A proposal for future management zones addressing protection of biodiversity without limiting the local use of the forest resource is put forward.
Keywords:Forest conservation  Human impact  Species richness  Species turnover
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