Research Article

Impacts of Industrialization on Plant Species Composition, Diversity, and Tree Population Structure in Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest in Bangladesh

Table 1

Disturbance status of three distance sites in the study area.

SitesDistancesElements of disturbanceSeverityOther anthropogenic disturbances

Site-1Adjacent to industriesIndustrial development, infrastructure of roads, boundary, buildings, clearing forest species, plantation of exotic species, waste discharge channel, dumping siteHighForest resources destruction, logging, lopping, regeneration destruction, litter sweeping, soil disturbance

Site-2160 m distance to industryLabor settlement, minor road, stall, waste dumping, cleaning forest floor, lopping, loss of native speciesMediumForest resources destruction, logging, regeneration destruction, litter sweeping, soil disturbance

Site-3320 m distance from industryLitter sweeping, human gatheringLessLeaves collection, logging