EFFECT OF ELEVATION, SLOPE AND ASPECT ON THE HEIGHT AND DIAMETER GROWTH OF ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS IN A DEGRADED HILLY AREA OF BANGLADESH

A.K.F.  Hoque; T. K.  Sarker; M.E.  Kabir; A.  Islam; M. O.  Hannan

doi:10.53808/KUS.1999.1.2.251-258-Ls

Authors

A.K.F. Hoque Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh
T. K. Sarker Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh
M.E. Kabir Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh
A. Islam Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh
M. O. Hannan Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53808/KUS.1999.1.2.251-258-Ls

Keywords:

Acacia auriculiformis; Elevation; Slope; Aspect; Growth; Rehabilitation; Degraded hill; Multipurpose tree.

Abstract

Acacia auriculiformis, a fast growing and hardy leguminous tree species, has widely been planted to rehabilitate degraded hills in Bangladesh. In this study the effect of elevation, slope and aspect on the growth of A. auriculiformis is evaluated. Data were collected from the plantations on the hills in Chittagong University campus. It was observed that height and diameter growth diminished significantly with the increase in elevation and slope. However, variation in aspect did not have significant impact on growth. Simple linear and logarithmic models were developed to predict the height and diameter growth against elevation and slope.

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