M Nural Anwar

Clear felling and burning effects on soil nitrogen transforming bacteria and actinomycetes population in Chittagong University campus, Bangladesh

The effect of forests clear felling and associated burning on the population of soil nitrogen transforming bacteria and actinomycetes are reported at three pair sites of Chittagong University campus, Bangladesh in monsoon tropical climate. Clear felled area or burnt site and 15–21 year mixed plantation of native and exotic species, situated side by side on low hill having Typic Dystrochrepts soil was represented at each pair site. At all the three pair sites, clear felled area or burnt site showed very significantly (p≤0.001) lower population of actinomycetes, Rhizobium, Nitrosomonas, Nitrobacter and ammonifying as well as denitrifying bacteria compared to their adjacent mixed plantation. From environmental consideration, this finding has implication in managing natural ecosystem.

Erratum to: DOI duplications

Eight articles in Journal of Forestry Research were published online but then became inaccessible when a technical error led to eight other articles being published with the same DOIs. They were then republished under new DOIs, as listed below: Article: Anthropogenic disturbances and status of forest and wildlife in the dry deciduous forests of Chhattisgarh state in India Original Article: Characterization of 14 anonymous nuclear loci in Pinus thunbergii and their cross-species transferability Original The publisher sincerely apologizes to all concerned and regrets the inconvenience caused.