Assessment of herbaceous biomass: A study in Rowghat mining areas of Chhattisgarh, India
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We studied Rowghat sites of Chhattisgarh, India, with the objective to assess herbaceous layer composition, biomass and to prepare management implications for conservation of ecologically sensitive species in mined areas. Ten sites (Anjrel, Khodgaon, Khadkagaon, Takrel, Rav Dongri, Tarhur, Godenmar Dongri, Parmad Dongri, Bhusujkun Dongri and Bedhiyar Nala) were selected for the study. We randomly placed quadrats of 1x1 m size in each site. A sum of 36 species distributed in 15 families were encountered in Rowghat mining site. The total density of all herbs was highest (724000) in Bhusujkun Dongri followed by Khadkagaon (678000), Rav Dongri (662000) and lowest was recorded from Godenmar Dongri (502000). The density of herbs across the study area ranged from 9,000 (D. ciliaris) to 2,50,000 (S. viridis) in the areas of Tarhur and Bediyar Nala. The herb species were unevenly distributed across mined areas. The Chlorophytum tuberosum and Cassia tora were recorded only from Tarkel and Godenmar Dongri sites, respectively. The total belowground biomass ranged between 0.097 t/ha in Godenmar Dongri to 0.18 t/ha in Rav Dongri. An ecological approach is must to restore the collieries. Protection of ecologically sensitive herbs is necessary. Prolonged ban on mining activity in Rowghat forest area is needed to restore degraded forest.
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Biomass, Herbaceous, Mined areas, Rowghat
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Connell, J.H. (1978). Diversity in tropical rain forests and coral reefs. Science, 199: 1302–1310.
Curtis, J.T. and McIntosh, R.P. (1950). The interrelations of certain analytic and synthetic phytosociological charac-ters. Ecology, 31: 434– 455.
Deka Boruah, H.P., Rabha, B.K., Pathak, N. and Gogoi, J. (2008). Non-uniform patchy stomatal closure of a plant is a strong determinant of plant growth under stressful situation. Current Science, 94: 1310–1314.
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Gonzalez, R.C. and Gonzalez-Chavez, M.C.A. (2006). Metal accumulation in wild plants surrounding mining wastes: Soil and sediment remediation (SSR). Environmental Pollution, 144: 84–92.
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Kittur, B., Swamy, S.L., Bargali, S.S. and Jhariya, M.K. (2014). Wildland Fires and Moist Deciduous Forests of Chhattisgarh, India: Divergent Component Assessment. Journal of Forestry Research, 25(4): 857-866.
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Kodandapani, N. (2001). Forest fires: Origins and Ecological Paradoxes. Resonance, 6: 34-41.
Kumar, A., Jhariya, M.K. and Yadav, D.K. (2015). Commu-nity Characters of Herbaceous Species in Plantation Sites of Coal Mine. Journal of Plant Development Sci-ences,7(11): 809-814.
Kuramoto, R.T. and Bliss, L.C. (1970). Methods of estimat-ing root mountains, Washington. Ecological Mono-graphs, 40(3): 317?347.
Lubchenco, J. (1978). Plant species diversity in a marine intertidal community: Importance of herbivore food preference and algal competitive abilities. The Ameri-can Naturalist, 112(983): 23-39.
Maiti, S.K. (2007). Bioremediation of coalmine overburden dumps with special emphasis in micronutrients and heavy metals accumulation in tree species. Environ-mental Monitoring and Assessment, 125: 111–122.
Mendez, M.O. and Maier, R.M. (2008). Phytostabilization of mine tailings in arid and semiarid environments – An emerging remediation technology. Environmental Health Perspectives, 116: 278–283.
Niyogi, D.K., Lewis, W.M. and McKnight, D.M. (2002). Effects of stress from mine drainage on diversity, bio-mass and function of primary producers in mountain streams. Ecosystems, 5: 554–567.
Odum, E.P. (1971). Fundamental of ecology. Saunders Co., Philadelphia. 238 p.
Oraon, P.R., Singh, L. and Jhariya, M.K. (2014). Variations in Herbaceous Composition of Dry Tropics Following Anthropogenic Disturbed Environment. Current World Environment, 9(3): 967-979.
Paine, R.T. (1966). Food Web Complexity and Species Di-versity. American Naturalist, 100: 65-75.
Roscher, C., Schumacher, J., Gubsch, M., Lipowsky, A., Weigelt, A., Buchmann, N., Schmid, B. and Schulze, E. (2012). Using plant functional traits to explain diversity–productivity relationships. PLoS One, 7(5): e36760.
Sabo, K.E., Hart, S.C., Sieg, C.H. and Bailey, J.D. (2008). Tradeoffs in Overstory and Understory Aboveground Net Primary Productivity in Southwestern Ponderosa Pine Stands. Forest Science, 54(4): 408-416.
Shadangi, D.K. and Nath, V. (2005). Impact of seasons on ground flora under plantation and natural forest in Amarkantak. Indian Forester, 131(2): 240-250.
Sinha, R., Jhariya, M.K. and Yadav, D.K. (2015). Assess-ment of Sal Seedlings and Herbaceous Flora in the Khairbar Plantation of Sarguja Forest Division, Chhat-tisgarh. Current World Environment, 10(1): 330-337.
Vavra, M. (2005). Livestock grazing and wildlife: develop-ing compatibilities. Rangeland Ecology and Manage-ment, 58: 128–134.
Wong, M.H. (2003). Ecological restoration of mine degraded soils, with emphasis on metal contaminated soils. Chemosphere, 50: 775–780.
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Assessment of herbaceous biomass: A study in Rowghat mining areas of Chhattisgarh, India. (2016). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 8(2), 645-651. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v8i2.852
