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- Title
HABITAT DISTRIBUTION MODELING FOR REINTRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION OF ARISTOLOCHIA INDICA L. - A THREATENED MEDICINAL PLANT IN ASSAM, INDIA.
- Authors
Sarma, Bhaskar; Baruah, Prantik Sharma; Tanti, Bhaben
- Abstract
A detailed study on the regeneration ecology of Aristolochia indica L. was carried out to prevent this threatened medicinal plant from its future extirpation in Assam, India. The population stock of the species has been depleting fast in its natural habitats as a consequence of certain factors such as habitat fragmentation, over-exploitation due to its high medicinal properties, and other anthropogenic activities. For improving the conservation status of the species, potential area and habitat for its reintroduction were predicted using Maximum Entropy distribution modelling algorithm. The model was developed using environmental parameters and locality data in the natural range of Karbi Anglong District of Assam, India. The model predicted that the suitable habitats for the reintroduction of A. indica L. were restricted to parts of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh which have been identified to offer suitable environmental conditions for persistence of the species. Population status was positively correlated with higher model thresholds in the undisturbed habitats confirming the usefulness of the habitat model in population monitoring, particularly in predicting the successful establishment of the species.
- Subjects
INDIAN birthwort; MEDICINAL plants; PLANT species
- Publication
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2018, Vol 10, Issue 11, p12531
- ISSN
0974-7893
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.11609/jott.3600.10.11.12531-12537