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First Report on Genetic Resource Distribution of Acer caesium in Northwestern Himalayas

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Acer, a keystone genus in its habitat, has a wide range of distribution across the globe. A total of 15 species of Acer combining both northwestern and eastern Himalayas are reported from India. Among them, A. caesium offers a wide range of ecological and economical value, still this species has neither been studied well nor given the required attention in terms of its conservation and management. To understand the current distribution status of A. caesium in its natural range, extensive field surveys were conducted in Uttarakhand during 2021. The information collected from the literature and field survey, lead us to conclude that the A. caesium is a keystone species occurring in 5 forest types, namely 12/C1, 12/C1e, 12/C1/DS2, 12/C2a and 15/C1, of northwestern Himalayas. It does not only affect the species alone but also the other biodiversity dependent directly and indirectly on it. Hence, the current study provides an overall opportunity to formulate more feasible and sustainable measures for A. caesium conservation in the northwestern Himalayas.

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Acknowledgements

Financial support by the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India, New Delhi, grant Sl. No. 13-17/2012-CAMPA; dated 21st January, 2016 is gratefully acknowledged. The authors are thankful to the Director, FRI for providing the research facilities and support during the compilation of the manuscript. The corrections suggested by the anonymous reviewer is duly acknowledged.

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Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) by the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), New Delhi under the project entitled “Centre of Excellence on Forest Genetic Resources (CoEFGR) of India—Pilot Project in Uttarakhand” by the Grant Sl. No. 13–17/2012-CAMPA; dated 21st January, 2016.

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  1. Division of Genetics & Tree Improvement, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248 195, India

    Kritika Suman, Maneesh S. Bhandari, Harish S. Ginwal & Rajendra K. Meena

  2. Forest Pathology Discipline, Division of Forest Protection, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248 006, India

    Shailesh Pandey

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KS: Wrote original draft, field data collection and reviewing research papers, inference and draft editing. MSB: Narrate the idea on forest ecology of maples, project administration and supervision, conceptualization, draft reviewing and editing. SP, RKM and HSG: Draft editing and add-on basic approaches. All the authors critically revised the final draft.

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Suman, K., Bhandari, M.S., Pandey, S. et al. First Report on Genetic Resource Distribution of Acer caesium in Northwestern Himalayas. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 45, 445–450 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-022-01159-x

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