Below Ground Biomass of a Grassland Community of Kaptipada Forest Range of Mayurbhanj District in Odisha, India

Authors

  • D. L. Bhuyan  Lecturer in Botany, Anandapur College, Anandapur, Keonjhar, Odisha, India
  • K. L. Barik  Assistant Professor of Botany, North Orissa University, Takatpur, Baripada, Odisha, India

Keywords:

Grassland, Community, Biomass, Below Ground.

Abstract

The below ground biomass of a grassland community of Kaptipada forest range (210 51’ N; 860 53’E) in Odisha was carried out following “short term harvest method” of Odum (1). The below ground biomass values of the experimental site exhibited an increasing trend from July to August and then attend a peak in the month of September (204.78 g m-2). Onwards, a gradual decrease in value was observed showing a minimum of 18.90 g m-2 during April. Thereafter, the value again showed an increasing trend till the end of the sampling period. The maximum below ground biomass value of the community, when compared to other grassland communities, present study did not show similarity. This variation in below ground biomass value might be due to the variation in topography, species composition, climatic condition, soil characteristics and the biotic interference of the locality.

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D. L. Bhuyan, K. L. Barik, " Below Ground Biomass of a Grassland Community of Kaptipada Forest Range of Mayurbhanj District in Odisha, India, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 3, Issue 4, pp.541-545, May-June-2017.