Impact of Coal Mining on Vegetation: A Case Study in Jaintia Hills ...

IMPACT OF COAL MINING ON VEGETATION: A CASE STUDY IN JAINTIA HILLS DISTRICT OF MEGHALAYA, INDIATable 4.7: Density, basal area, importance value index and distribution pattern <strong>of</strong> trees,shrubs and herbs in control standsTrees Family TI BA IVI A/FPithecellobium monadelphum (Roxb.) Koster Mimosaceae 2 0.03 5.3 0.200Castanopsis tribuloides (Sm.) DC Fagaceae 2 0.21 13.2 0.200Diospyros kaki Thunb. Ebenaceae 2 0.02 4.6 0.200Rhus acuminata DC. Anacardiaceae 3 0.04 8.3 0.075Quercus griffithii Hk.f&Th ex DC Fagaceae 7 0.32 30.7 0.028Schima wallichii (DC.)Korth Theaceae 1 0.00 3.0 0.100Eurya acuminata DC. Theaceae 2 0.01 4.4 0.200Syzygium tetragonum (Wt.) Kurz Myrtaceae 2 0.01 6.0 0.050Sapindus rarak DC. Sapindaceae 1 0.01 3.4 0.100Podocarpus nerrifolia D.Don. Podocarpaceae 1 0.05 5.3 0.100Camellia caudata Wall. Theaceae 38 0.11 54.5 0.078Beilschmedia roxburghiana Nees Laraceae 3 0.21 14.4 0.300Castanopsis purpurella (Miq.) Balak. Fagaceae 8 0.61 44.9 0.032Styrax serrulatum Roxb. Styraceae 1 0.00 2.9 0.100Cinnamomum granduliflerum (Wall.) Meissn. Lauraceae 2 0.21 15.1 0.050Pyrularia edulies A. DC Santalaceae 2 0.02 4.6 0.200Ficus nerifolia J.E.Sm. Moraceae 1 0.05 4.9 0.100Schefflera hypoleucea (Kurz) Harms Araliaceae 1 0.00 3.0 0.100Lindera latifolia Hk.f. Lauraceae 6 0.06 16.0 0.038Lithocarpus elagans (Bl.) Hatus ex Soep Fagaceae 5 0.10 14.7 0.056Eurya cerasifolia (D.Don) Kobuski Theaceae 4 0.06 12.0 0.044C<strong>of</strong>fea khasiana Hook.f. Rubiaceae 4 0.01 9.9 0.044Itea macrophylla Wall Itaceae 1 0.00 3.0 0.100Picresema sp. Simaroubiaceae 1 0.02 3.7 0.100Citrus latipes (Swingle)Tanaka Rutaceae 2 0.01 6.0 0.050Ficus hirta var Roxb (Mig.) King Moraceae 1 0.00 3.0 0.100Dysoxylum gobara (Buch.-Ham) Merr. Meliaceae 1 0.01 3.2 0.100104 2.19 300Shrubs Family TI IVI A/FRubus ellipticus Smith Rosaceae 5 7.26 0.125Rubus khasiana Cordat. Rosaceae 3 5.65 0.075Embelia vestita Roxb. Myrsinaceae 4 6.45 0.100Viburnum foetidum Wall. Caprifoliaceae 8 12.90 0.050Cassia floribunda Cav. Fabaceae 10 14.52 0.063Shutaria vestida W. & A. Rubiaceae 10 14.52 0.063Psychortia erratica Hook.f. Rubiaceae 10 16.13 0.040Psychortria curviflora Wall. Rubiaceae 7 13.71 0.028Erythroxylum kunthianum Wall. Ex Kurz Erythroxylaceae 1 2.42 0.100Prinsepia utilis Royle Rosaceae 3 5.65 0.075Jasminium dispermum Wall. Oleaceae 4 6.45 0.100Rubus assamensis Focke Rosaceae 1 2.42 0.100Rhynchotecum vestitum Wall. Ex Cl. Gesneriaceae 3 4.03 0.300Lasianthus sikkimensis Hook.f. Rubiaceae 5 8.87 0.056Polygonum molle D.Don Polygonaceae 6 9.68 0.067Ficus clavata Wall ex Miq. Moraceae 3 5.65 0.07540