eco.mont Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management
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eco.mont Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management
ISSN 2073-106X
Print Edition ISSN 2073-1558 Online Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-8282-5 Online Edition Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management 10/1
01/2018 online edition Die print-Edition erscheint in der innsbruck university press Licence This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License: CC BY Indexed by: Science Citation Index
Valerie Braun
is managing editor of eco.mont and project manager of several projects at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research Martin Coy is Professor of Applied Geography and Sustainability Studies at the Institute of Geography at Innsbruck University Günter Köck is director of the national research programmes of the Austrian Academy of Sciences ÖAW
Til Bikram Chongbang,
Christine Keller,
Michael Nobis,
Christoph Scheidegger,
Chitra Bahadur Baniya
S. 46 - 60 doi:10.1553/eco.mont-10-1s46 Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften doi:10.1553/eco.mont-10-1s46
Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of elevation, land use and canopy openness on species richness and composition of lichens in Ghunsa valley of Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, Eastern Nepal. At five elevational levels, from 2 200 m to 3 800 m, transects were established in four land-use types – cultivated land, meadows, exploited and natural forests. Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA) and Canonical Correspondence Analysis techniques were used to explore the lichen species distribution patterns. Generalized linear models were applied to analyse the impact of elevation and canopy openness on lichen species richness. Canopy openness was measured by hemispherical photography. A total of 229 species belonging to 71 genera were recorded. The length of the first DCA axis of 8.01 SD units indicated a complete species turnover and high beta diversity along the elevation gradient. Exploited forests with lower canopy openness supported higher lichen diversity than open meadows and cultivated areas. Significant differences in lichen species richness were found for different land-use types, along the elevation gradient, and with varying canopy openness. A gradual increase of lichen species richness from cultivated land to forests was observed. We concluded that substrate types that depend on land-use types as well as canopy openness significantly affect the distribution of lichen communities. Keywords: canopy openness, Canonical Correspondence Analysis, Ghunsa valley, hemispherical photography, land-use change, lichen diversity Published Online: 2018/01/09 12:01:35 Object Identifier: 0xc1aa5576 0x00374727 Rights:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ The journal “eco.mont” – Journal of protected mountain areas research and management – was published for the first time in June 2009. The journal was founded as a joint initiative of the Alpine Network of Protected Areas (ALPARC), the International Scientific Committee on Research in the Alps (ISCAR), the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) and the University of Innsbruck. The journal aims to highlight research on and management issues in protected areas in the Alps without excluding other protected mountain areas in Europe or overseas. Its target audiences are scientists from all related disciplines, managers of protected areas and interested individuals including practitioners, visitors, teachers, etc. The journal presents peer-reviewed articles in English by authors who research protected mountain areas and management issues within these areas. It's published twice a year as a collaboration of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Press – responsible for the e-version – and Innsbruck University Press – responsible for the print version. Die Zeitschrift „eco.mont“ – Zeitschrift zur Forschung in Gebirgsschutzgebieten – erschien im Juni 2009 zum ersten Mal. Die Zeitschrift wurde auf Initiative des Netzwerks Alpiner Schutzgebiete (ALPARC), der Schweizer Akademie der Naturwissenschaften (ISCAR), der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW) und der Universität Innsbruck gegründet. Sie hat das Ziel, Themen zu behandeln, die gleichzeitig Forschung und Verwaltung in und über die Schutzgebiete der Alpen betreffen, ohne dabei andere Gebirgsschutzgebiete Europas oder anderswo auszuschließen. Diese neue Zeitschrift richtet sich an ein Publikum von Wissenschaftlern der verschiedensten Fachbereiche, an die Verwalter von Schutzgebieten und an alle sonstigen Interessierten, Praktiker, Besucher, Lehrpersonal etc. einbegriffen. Die Zeitschrift veröffentlicht begutachtete Beiträge auf Englisch von Autoren, die Fragen der Gebirgsschutzgebiete und deren Verwaltung betreffen. Sie erscheint zweimal pro Jahr, auf der Basis der gemeinsamen Anstrengungen des Verlags der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, der für die digitale Fassung verantwortlich ist, und der Presse der Universität Innsbruck, verantwortlich für die gedruckte Fassung. |
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