The present study assessed plant composition, species diversity and regeneration status along altitudinal gradients in Narendra Nagar Forest Division, Uttarakhand, India. The study was conducted under the Bhagirathi Circle, Garhwal Mandal, across three altitudinal zones: lower al...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2026/v27i4773
The tribal communities of north eastern region of India have long depended on the forest-agriculture interface for their livelihoods. Agroforestry systems continue to play a vital role in conserving plant genetic resources and sustaining ecological functions. The Reang (or Bru) t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2026/v25i1860
Understorey vegetation contributes substantially to forest biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, yet rapid preliminary documentation may be constrained by limited field time, taxonomic expertise, and survey resources. This study presents a georeferenced digital floristic reconn...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2026/v27i5809
Community-managed forests play a critical role in biodiversity conservation, ecosystem functioning, and climate change mitigation in the Himalayan region. Under the Van Panchayat system of Uttarakhand, forests are managed through local institutions with varying degrees of protect...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2026/v27i2744
Rural livelihoods in the Western Himalayas are influenced by fragile agro-ecological conditions, proximity to forest resources, and limited economic alternatives. Increasingly, it is becoming insufficient for rural families to rely solely on agricultural production (which depends...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i32901
The main challenge to the income diversity of Indian smallholder farmers is the continued reliance on mono-crop for most India’s farmers, coupled with the lack of irrigation and limited access to employment outside the farm. To improve rural development and agricultural expansion...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i32899
The primary objective of this study was to evaluate whether crown width and the crown width–DBH (CW/DBH) ratio can serve as non-destructive proxy indicators of competition and relative site condition in natural stands of Taxus baccata. Crown architecture regulates light intercept...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2026/v25i1863
Agroforestry may support native biodiversity and rural livelihoods, but integrated evidence from functioning systems in the western Himalayan foothills remains limited. This study assessed native tree diversity, vegetation structure, ecosystem services, and livelihood contributio...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2026/v27i5781
Amit Chettri, A.K. Uniyal, Vikaspal Singh, Sandhya Goswami, Manish Kumar, Prabhakar Manori & Bhagyashree Debbarma·Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology·2025
Background: Vegetation especially trees play an important role in mitigating climate change by absorbing atmospheric Carbon dioxide (CO₂) through photosynthesis and storing it in biomass acting as a natural carbon sink. Aim: This study aimed to assess tree diversity and estimate...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2025/v24i12845