Bamboo resources of Sikkim Himalaya: diversity, distribution and utilization

作     者：Deo Kumar Tamang Dinesh Dhakal D. G. Shrestha 

作者机构：Sikkim State Remote Sensing Application Centre Sikkim State Council of Science and Technology Development Area Gangtok 737101 Sikkim 

出 版 物：《Journal of Forestry Research》 (林业研究（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2014年第25卷第4期

页      面：929-934页

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学科分类：0907[农学-林学] 08[工学] 0829[工学-林业工程] 09[农学] 

基　　金：financially supported by the Horticulture and Cash Crop Development Department Government of Sikkim under National Bamboo Mission(NBM) 

主　　题：bamboo Dendrocalamus diversity uses Sikkim 

摘      要：We recorded 8 genera and over 30 species of bamboo in Sikkim of the reported 23 genera and 125 species in Indi＆ Thirty percent of bamboo species were recorded in tropical forests （0-900 m）, 40% of species in sub-tropical forests （900-1,800 m）, 17% of species in temper- ate forests （1,800-2,700 m）, 9% of species in sub-alpine forests （2,700-3,500 m） and 4% of species in alpine vegetation （3,500-4,500 m）. Bamboo is used for various purposes and its versatility qualifies it to be a multiple-use alternative to timber, food for villagers and for tribal in particular. Bamboo is also equally important to Red Panda （Ailurusful- gens）, the state animal of Sikkim. We develop a list of bamboos occur- ring in Sikkim with their vernacular names, distributions and uses in the Himalayan state. However, more extensive study is required to fully describe the bamboo diversity of the Himalayan state.