Vegetatation Survey of the Panchpatmali Bauxite Mine Area, Koraput District, Orissa

Abhay Kumar Singh; Pradeep Kumar Das; V. R. R. Singh; Rajdeep Singh

doi:10.36808/if/2015/v141i6/71311

Vegetatation Survey of the Panchpatmali Bauxite Mine Area, Koraput District, Orissa

Authors

Abhay Kumar Singh U. P. Forest Corporation, Western Zone, Meerut (U.P.)
Pradeep Kumar Das U. P. Forest Corporation, Western Zone, Meerut (U.P.)
V. R. R. Singh U. P. Forest Corporation, Western Zone, Meerut (U.P.)
Rajdeep Singh U. P. Forest Corporation, Western Zone, Meerut (U.P.)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2015/v141i6/71311

Keywords:

Virgin Area, Unmined Area Plantation, Overburden Area, Pre-Monsoon, Post-Monsoon, Floristic Composition, Rehabilitated Area.

Abstract

The present study reports results vegetation survey of naturally occurring plant species found at Panchpatmali bauxite mine area at its undisturbed state and also after plantation without mining for bauxite and at rehabilitated sites of various ages after bauxite mining. Altogether 9, 12 and 23 shrub species and 43, 34 and 113 herb/lianas species were recorded during pre-monsoon period in virgin area, unmined area and rehabilitated over burden (OB) area, respectively. These figures were 9, 13 and 24 for shrubs, and 68, 51 and 163 for herb/lianas during post-monsoon period in virgin area, unmined area and rehabilitated over burden (OB) area, respectively. A total of 225 species belonging to 56 families were recorded from the study area.

References

Saxena H.O. and Brahman M. (1994-1996). The Flora of Orissa, Vol. I-IV. Regional Research Laboratory, Bhubaneshwar and Orissa Forest Development Corporation Ltd., Bhubaneshwar. 2918 p.