August 2012

Avian diversity and its association with vegetation structure in different elevational zones of Nainital district (Western Himalayan) of Uttarakhand

  Avian diversity was studied in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand, India at different elevations. A total of 174 bird species belonging to 38 families were identified along with the elevational zone of forest habitats. We sampled in different elevational forest habitats to understand the vegetation structure and its effect on avian community. Field studies were conducted during January 2006 to January 2008....

Author(s): Kamal Kant Joshi, Dinesh Bhatt and Aashish Thapliyal

August 2012

Forest disturbance and natural regeneration in an African rainforest at Korup National Park, Cameroon

  This study investigated the effect of disturbance on the biodiversity of a tropical rainforest. Gap sizes, their distribution and the causal factors were evaluated in the 50 ha Korup Forest Dynamics Plot (KFDP). The regeneration of species was evaluated in the gaps of KFDP, Isangele roadside gaps and its adjoining closed forest. It was observed that gaps make up to 0.1% of the KFDP, and their distribution was...

Author(s): Egbe E. A., Chuyong G. B., Fonge B. A. and Namuene K. S.,

August 2012

Attitudes of the local community towards the conservation of the common langur (Semnopithecus entellus) in Keshabpur, Bangladesh

  This paper analyses human-langur interactions and people’s attitudes towards common langur (Semnopithecus entellus) conservation in six villages of Keshabpur Upazila, Jessore, Bangladesh. The data for this study are based on responses to a questionnaire administered over a period of 12-months from September 2009 to August 2010. Habitat alterations have increased the number of human-langur interactions...

Author(s): Ummay Habiba Khatun, Md. Farid Ahsan and Eivin Røskaft