SPECIES RICHNESS OF CLIMBERS IN NATURAL AND SUCCESSIONAL STANDS OF MADHUPUR SAL (Shorea robusta C.F. Gaertn) FOREST, BANGLADESH

Abstract

Climber species richness and population structure were investigated in natural and successional stand in Madhupur Sal forest of Bangladesh. Species richness varied between the natural and successional stand. The natural stand showed the higher species richness (25 species from 20 genera and 15 families) than successional stand (7 species from 7 genera and 6 families). Climber diversity was higher in natural stand than the successional stand. The concentration of dominance was higher in successional stand due to highly abundance of a single species (Mikania micrantha). It was found that species richness of climbers was related to the species richness of trees.