Research Article

Changes in the Ecological Parameters of Mixed Forests of Sal (Shorea robusta Gaertn.) Are a Function of Distance from the Human Settlements

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Density (stems haāˆ’1) of woody plant species as a function of distance from the village boundaries. In the figure, solid circles, hollow circles, and circles with crosses denote density of all woody species, density of species other than Shorea robusta, and density of S. robusta, respectively. For the density of stems other than S. robusta, the linear trend was significant for (a) Janajagaran BZCF (p < 0.05), (b) Musharni Mai BZCF (p < 0.05), and (c) Radha Krishna BZCF (p < 0.01), but the trend was nonsignificant for (d) Parsa Wildlife Reserve (p > 0.05).
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