forms vidhyavanam

 RESEARCH WING, KERALA FOREST AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT

HIGH DENSITY FOREST

DATA SHEET TO ASSESS THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS

Code No                                              : NV (Circle) (Range) Location) (number) ….(two letters each)

Location (GPS Position)                       : ………. °N  ……….°E

Access to the Plot                                :

Date of planting                                  : From………………..to…………..

Brief description of the planting Procedures:

 

 

 

Table showing the species planted in the Plot with their ecological aspects:

Sl. No.	Species	Local name	Habit form*	Nature (evergreen/deciduous)	Remarks ** (other relevant aspects)
1
2
3
….

*Herb, shrub, tree, woody climber (in the case of trees - Tall, medium & short)

**Root type, branch type, bole, uses if any, host species or not, RET category, endemic, etc

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Plot chart 

(This may be made on a graph paper)

Date of Observation:

Names and Designation of staff:

General details:

1.     Humidity at center of plot:
2.      Outside humidity:
3.      Temperature at center of plot:
4.      Outside temperature:
5.      Litter Accumulation (biomass/per Sq.M):
6.      Organic Carbon (%):
7.      Soil Health values :
8.      Soil Moisture:

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Growth Performance and other parameters (Sl. No. as per the number in plot chart)

SI. No

Species

Local name

Total  height (m)

Clear stem  length

Crown width(L)

Crown width(S)

Girth

Insects

Disease

Overall health (1 - 5 scale)

Remarks

ground level

30 cm

137 cm*

1

2

3

…..

 *mostly on 2^nd or 3^rd year onwards

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Details on natural regeneration (Retain the native species and remove the exotics, especially weeds)

 

Sl. No.	Species	Habit form	Number of individuals	Growth pattern (1-5 scale)
1
2
3
……..

 

Observation on other components of biodiversity: Diversity, density, special categories (RET), etc.

 Flora: Algae, Lichens, Ferns, other epiphytes, Fungi, etc.

Fauna: Butterflies, Other Insects, Birds, Reptiles, etc.

Observation on hydrology and related aspects: 

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Monitoring of the Success of Vidyavanam / Nagaravanam

 

Location details including GPS Position             :

Date of Observation                                       :

Names and Designation of staff                       :

Sl. No.	Success indicators	Year
		April	July	Oct	Jan
1.	Wild animals (Total no./Project area)
2.	Birds (Total no./Project area)
3.	Butterflies (Total no./Project area)
4.	Humidity (within sample plot)
	Humidity (Outside project area)
5.	Temperature (within sample plot)
	Temperature (Outside project area)
6.	Litter accumulation (biomass/sample plot)
7.	Organic carbon (within sample plot)
8.	Nutrient status (within sample plot)
9.	Soil moisture (within sample plot)
	Soil moisture (Outside project area)
10.	Soil porosity & Water holding capacity (within sample plot)
	Soil porosity & Water holding capacity (Outside project area)
11.	Water table (within sample plot)
	Water table (Outside project area)
12	Temperature at the site
13	Rejuvenated streams
14	Increase in flow period of streams

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