Life form classification and biological spectrum of Chiktan valley, North West Himalaya

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-187
Author(s):  
Anil K. Raina ◽  
Abdul Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Life Form ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Maximum Deviation ◽  
North West ◽  
Complete Enumeration ◽  
Steppe Vegetation ◽  
West Himalaya ◽  
Biological Spectrum ◽  
Desert Climate

The life form classification and construction of biological spectrum of Chiktan valley of Kargil district in Ladakh region of North West Himalaya has been done after complete enumeration of floristic composition. A total of 79 plant species has been listed and grouped into various life form classes after Raunkiaer (1934). Hemicryptophytes (40.50%) and Therophytes (24.05%) dominated the landscape of this area followed by Chamaephyte (17.72%), Phanerophytes and Geophytes (8.86%). The life form spectrum was the characteristic of desert climate with scanty rainfall and steppe vegetation.  Compared to the normal biological spectrum of Raunkiaer, Phanerophytes showed maximum deviation (-37.14) followed by Hemicryptophytes (+14.50) and Therophyte (+11.50).

scholarly journals Floristic diversity, biological spectrum of lower Tanawal, KP, Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 505-514
Author(s):  
B. Adeela ◽  
I. Zafar ◽  
M. S. Ghulam ◽  
H. Manzoor ◽  
U. R. R. Inayat
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Life Form ◽  
Growth Form ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Leaf Size ◽  
Floristic Diversity ◽  
Size Spectra ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Different Seasons ◽  
Biological Spectrum

Field surveys were carried out to evaluate the floristic diversity and biological spectrum of Lower Tanawal, District Abbottabad in different seasons during 2016-2018. This study area was divided into 80 stands on the basis of physiognomy of the vegetation. Life form classes and leaf spectra were classified following Raunkiers methodology. In total, 286 plant species belonging to 86 families were recorded, out of which herbaceous growth form dominated the study area with 187 species, followed by shrub with 54 species. Among all 86 families, Asteraceae was found to be the most dominant family with 25 species, followed by Fabaceae with 24 species and Rosaceae with 20 species. Based on life form classes, Therophytic life form was the leading class with 113 species (39.5104%), followed by Nanophanerophytes with 45 species (15.7342%). In leaf size spectra, Microphylls dominated the flora with 88 species (30.7692%), followed by Mesophyll with 81 species (28.3216%). This study shows the complete floristic composition that may be important as reference work for future ethnobotanical, ecological and conservational studies.

Characteristics of life-form and growth-form of plant species in an alpine ecosystem of North-West Himalaya

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 501-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. K. Vashistha ◽  
Neelam Rawat ◽  
A. K. Chaturvedi ◽  
B. P. Nautiyal ◽  
P. Prasad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Life Form ◽  
Growth Form ◽  
Alpine Ecosystem ◽  
North West ◽  
West Himalaya

scholarly journals Floristic Composition and Biological Spectrum of Hazarnoe Forest of District Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

2017 ◽  
pp. 29-44
Author(s):  
ASGHAR KHAN
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Life Form ◽  
Growth Form ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Leaf Size ◽  
Life Forms ◽  
Size Spectrum ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
Total Plant ◽  
Biological Spectrum

The plant species of Hazarnoe Forest of District Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, were evaluated floristically from April 2016 to November 2017. Of the total 240 reported plant species, 38 were monocots, 196 dicots which belongs to 85 families and 188 genera respectively. Poaceae was the leading family contributed 20 species. Family Asteraceae contributed (14 spp.), Lamiaceae (13 spp.) while Papilionaceae and Solanaceae each with 10 species. Of the total plant taxa perennials were 161 species compared to annuals (73 spp.) and biennials (06 spp.). The dominant growth form was herbs that contributed (108 spp.) followed by trees (50spp.) and shrubs (45 spp.) respectively. Phanerophytes were the dominant life-form (92 spp.) whereas leaf size spectrum of microphyll was reported as abundant in the overall floristic. Phanerophytes and microphyll leaf size was the dominant life forms which show typical climate of subtropical region governing the area. Conclusion of study was that the vegetation of the area is under heavy biotic pressure and need proper conservation.

Plant diversity of Ghorkhod Protected Area, NE Iran

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 249 (1) ◽  
pp. 118 ◽  
Author(s):  
FARSHID MEMARIANI ◽  
MOHAMMAD REZA JOHARCHI ◽  
HOSSEIN AKHANI
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Life Form ◽  
Vascular Plant ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Transitional Zone ◽  
Plant Groups ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Plant Families ◽  
Ne Iran

Ghorkhod Protected Area (GPA) is located in a transitional zone among different biogeographical units in North Khorassan Province, NE Iran. The study area is mainly a mountainous region in western extensions of Khorassan-Kopet Dagh floristic province. We investigated the floristic composition, life form spectrum and phytogeography of the study area through several random collection efforts and 200 vegetation samples (reléves) in selected vegetation types during 2007–2012. A total of 663 vascular plant species belonging to 367 genera and 81 families are recorded as native and naturalized in GPA. Angiosperms and Dicots are among the most diverse plant groups. The richest plant families are Asteraceae (88 species), Poaceae (78), Lamiaceae (45), Brassicaceae (43), Fabaceae (38), and Caryophyllaceae (32). The genera Allium L. (17 species), Astragalus L. (15) and Cousinia Cass. (12) are the richest ones, however, the majority of the species belongs to oligotypic and monotypic genera. Life form spectrum of the study area is dominated by hemicryptophytes (38.9%) and therophytes (23.4%). Allium transvestiens Vved., Agropyron desertorum Schult., Helictotrichon turcomanicum Czopanov and Piptatherum latifolium (Roshev.) Nevski are recorded as new to Iran. The core flora of the area has the Irano-Turanian origin. However, the wide-range and widespread elements are also well represented in the study area. GPA is inhabited by several endemic, rare and narrow-range plant species, indicating the biodiversity importance of the study area in NE Iran.

scholarly journals FLORISTIC COMPOSITION AND BIOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF BARA GALI, ABBOTTABAD

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 32-38
Author(s):  
Adeela Bibi ◽  
Husnain Shah ◽  
Zafar Jamal ◽  
Abbas Hussain Shah ◽  
Azhar Mehmood
Keyword(s):  
Life Form ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Leaf Size ◽  
Size Spectra ◽  
Altitudinal Range ◽  
Biological Spectrum

Floristic composition and Phytosociological studies on the flora of Bara Gali District Abbottabad, Pakistan was conducted.  The altitudinal range of the Bara Gali  is from 2100-2370 meter. From the study area 50 species belong to 33 families were recorded. Herbaceous flora was dominant with 35 species, shrubs with 10 species and tree with 5 species. Asteraceae was dominant having 6 species. Microphyll dominant leaf size spectra and hemicryptophytes were dominant life form in the study area. This study provide information about the floristic composition of Bara Gali.

scholarly journals Plant Communities and Floristic Composition of the Vegetation of Wadi Al-Assiuty and Wadi Habib in the Eastern Desert, Egypt

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-206
Author(s):  
Fawzy Mahmoud SALAMA ◽  
Suzan Abd El-Monem SAYED ◽  
Ayat Abd El Monem ABD EL-GALIL
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Plant Communities ◽  
Life Form ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Eastern Desert ◽  
Limited Area ◽  
Perennial Species ◽  
Vegetation Survey ◽  
Q Value ◽  
Perennial Vegetation

Torrential rains (in January 2011) that have swept a limited area in the Eastern Desert, facing Assiut Province (Upper Egypt), resulted in enriching thevegetation in Wadi Al-Assiuty and its tributary Wadi Habib. Vegetation survey carried out shortly after this event (in May) revealed the prevalence of annuals which are hardly recognizable in such usually dry habitats. The normally scarce perennial vegetation has flourished. A total of 66 plant species, 33 perennials and 33 annuals, belonging to 53 genera from 22 different families were recorded. Therophytes are the predominant life form (50%) followed by chamaephytes (21%), phanerophytes (15%), hemicryptophytes (11%) and geophytes (3%). Chorological analysis revealed that Saharo-Arabian (81.8%) constitute the main bulk of the total flora of the studied area. The majority of the perennial species behave similarly to each other in their phenology, and usually perennials sprout at the end of February, become leafy in March, flower in April and produce fruits between April and July. The investigation revealed that the wadis studied are potential shelters of four vegetation groups. Twenty two of the recorded species (33.3%) are omnipresent and had a dominant degree of occurrence (Q-value ≥ 0.2). The highest among others were Zilla spinosa and Zygophyllum coccineum which recorded in 86% and 88% respectively of the studied stands and spread their dominancy all over the Eastern Desert of Egypt.

Diversity, ethnomedicinal knowledge and conservation status of plant species in a part of North West Himalaya

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 356
Author(s):  
Acharya Balkrishna ◽  
Parul Saxena ◽  
Shambhu Patel ◽  
Rajiv K. Vashistha ◽  
Deepak K. Gond ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
North West ◽  
West Himalaya ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Knowledge

Effect of geojute technique on density, diversity and carbon stock of plant species in landslide site of North West Himalaya

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (9) ◽  
pp. 1961-1971 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harsh Mehta ◽  
Raj Kumar ◽  
M. Ayub Dar ◽  
G. P. Juyal ◽  
Sridhar Patra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Carbon Stock ◽  
North West ◽  
West Himalaya

scholarly journals Macrophytes of the lowland wetlands in Morang district, Nepal

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 131-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umesh Koirala ◽  
Sasinath Jha
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Rainy Season ◽  
Life Form ◽  
Summer Season ◽  
Rural People

In total, 149 species of macrophytes (angiosperms 138, pteridophytes 7, bryophytes 2, algae 2) were recorded among which 117 species were emergent, 12 floating-leafed, 14 submerged and 6 free-floating on the basis of life form. In general, 68% species had flowering-fruiting during the rainy season, 17% in winter and 15% in the summer season. Many of the plant species were observed to play important role in meeting day to day requirements of the rural people. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njbs.v1i0.7480 Nepalese Journal of Biosciences 1: 131-139 (2011)

Snow Model for AWiFS Derived Broad Band Albedo with an Application to Onset Seasonal Melt in North-West Himalaya

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 815-824
Author(s):  
Manjeet Singh ◽  
V. D. Mishra ◽  
N. K. Thakur ◽  
Jyoti Dhar Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Broad Band ◽  
North West ◽  
West Himalaya ◽  
Snow Model
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