Quantitative Analysis of Woody Vegetation in Subtropical forests of Himachal Pradesh, India
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2017/v143i11/119699Keywords:
Forest, Shrubs, Biodiversity, Shiwalik, Basal Area, Woody Vegetation.Abstract
The quantitative characteristic of woody vegetation was studied in five forest types of subtropical region viz., Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Solan and Sirmaur of Himachal Pradesh. A total of 41 species of woody vegetation including trees and shrubs were reported. Out of 41 species, 19 were treesbelonging to 17 genera, 14 families and 22 species of shrubs belonging to 16 genera and 17 families. Tree density is recorded maximum in lower Shiwalik pine forest community (710N ha-1) and minimum for Chir pine plantation community (370N ha-1). Shrub density is recorded maximum for northern mixed dry deciduous forest (12,320N ha ) and the minimum for Himalayan chir pine forest community (4,133N ha-1). Tree basal area (m21ha-1) was maximum for dry Shiwalik sal forest (46.42 m2ha-1). The minimum tree basal area was found in Chir pine plantation community (17.14 m2ha-1). Highest value of shrub basal area is observed for northern mixed dry deciduous forest community (11,94,502.94cm2ha-1) and least for dry Shiwalik sal forest (13,944 cm2ha-1).References
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