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imbricatus was only found in broadleaved evergreen forest, it was recorded at 11°47’51”N
108°29’50”E, 1,352 m elevation. In the northern part of this forest comaprtment, in an area
which the survey team did not have time to survey, Mr. Ke (staff of D'Ran Watershed
Protection Forest) reported the presence of Fokienia hodginsii, Calocedrus macrolepis, and
Cephalotaxus mannii,. Additional forest compartment 324A and 324B are also presenting
trees such as Dacrycarpus imbricatus, Taxus wallichiana, Cephalotaxus mannii and Nageia
wallichiana.
Forest Compartment 315
The forest cover in this forest compartment is similar to that in forest compartment 314. The
only indicator species found was Keteleeria evelyniana. A stand of five trees was seen at
11°52’28”N 108°37’50”E, 1,281 m elevation.
Forest Compartment 324C
The forest cover in this forest compartment is primarily coniferous forest dominated by Pinus
kesiya, although patches of broadleaved evergreen forest persists along streams. In one patch
of broadleaved evergreen forest, three indicator species were recorded, namely Dacrycarpus
imbricatus, Nageia wallichiana, and Taxus wallichiana, as well as one additional
Gymnosperm species: Cephalotaxus mannii. Two Cephalotaxus mannii were recorded at
11°47’52”N 108°29’0.0”E 1,450 m elevation. Taxus wallichiana was more abundant and was
scattered throughout remaining broadleaved evergreen forest. Dacrycarpus imbricatus was
also found throughout the forest compartment, notably a stand of three trees was found at
11°47’56”N 108°29’47”E, 1,409 m elevation, and one tree with a diameter at breast height of
100 cm was found at 11°47’51”N 108°29’50”E, 1,352 m elevation. Although quite a large
number of Nageia wallichiana were recorded, they were all saplings.
Forest Compartment 325A
The forest cover in this forest compartment is similar to that in forest compartment 324C. In
one patch of broadleaved evergreen forest three indicator species were found, namely
Dacrycarpus imbricatus, Nageia wallichiana, and Taxus wallichiana, as well as one
additional Gymnosperm species: Cephalotaxus mannii. Taxus wallichiana was found
scattered throughout suitable habitat, with one notable individual recorded at 11°47’50”N
108°29’41”E, 1,451m elevation. Dacrycarpus imbricatus exhibited a similar distribution and
was found entirely as singletons, except for two trees growing close by one another at
11°47’54”N 108°29’02”E, 1,475 m elevation. Nageia wallichiana was more abundant than
either of these two preceeding species, but only saplings were found. Two Cephalotaxus
mannii were recorded at 11°47’54”N 108°29’02”E, 1,475 m elevation, one of these trees had
a diameter at breast height of 60 cm. Ngo Thanh Phuong, a member of staff from this Forest
Management Unit, reported that in the south-west of this forest compartment (an area which
could not be surveyed owing to time constraints) there is a small group of Cephalotaxus
mannii.
3.2.3.2 Mammals and birds
Surveys to locate key species of mammal and bird were conducted in five forest
compartments. Mammals or birds of high value for conservation were found in three (60%) of
them (see Map 11). The following paragraphs detail the occurrence of Mammals and birds of
conservation concern in each of the compartments surveyed, which are summarised in Table
9.
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