Meghalaya Flora Fauna

Author : Prachi GUPTA
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book 01 - FLORISTIC BIODIVERSITY IN MEGHALAYA: AN INDO-BURMA HOTSPOT AREA OF INDIA written by Prachi GUPTA and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FLORISTIC BIODIVERSITY IN MEGHALAYA: AN INDO-BURMA HOTSPOT AREA OF INDIASangeeta GuptaBotany Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun-248006, [email protected], meaning the abode of clouds is one of the states of India that falls under the Indo-Burma hotspot. The total forest area of the State is 15584 sq km which is about 69% of the geographical area of the state. However, only 1027.20 sq km is under the control of State Forest Department, which constitutes only 4.58 % of the total geographical area of the State and 6.56 % of the total forest area of the State. Rest of the area is community owned and is under control and management of the Autonomous District Councils. About 5.06 % of the Stateu2019s Geographical Area is covered by the protected area network in Meghalaya that includes 2 national Parks, 4 wildlife Sanctuaries and 1 Biosphere Reserve, playing an important role in in-situ conservation of Biodiversity. There are 79 sacred forests covering approximately 90 sq km. For a state of 22,429 sq km it may appear that Meghalaya flora is well protected but looking at the extent of floristic diversity still more needs to be done.A study was carried out to estimate the floristic biodiversity of Meghalaya and the results showed an estimated figure of about 60-80% flora being different at an interval of every 30 km distance. Comparison of floristic of three areas viz. Jowai (altitude 100-1800 m), Nongpoh (160-1300 m) and Balphakram (50-1026 m) were made. The presentation shall focus upon further areas that need to be covered under protected area network based on the floral diversity.