A Contribution to the Biodiversity of Lansdowne Forest Division in Garhwal Himalaya

Abstract

A detailed study of Lansdowne Forest Division shows that the biodiversity of the area constitutes 1402 living organisms represented by 1181 plants species and 220 faunal spp. Plants are represented by 1111 angiosperms, 4 Gymnosperm, 23 Pteridophytes, 15 Bryophytes and 29 fungi. The dominant plant family in the area is Leguminosae (sensu lato,134) followed by Poaceae (102) and Asteraceae (68), the dominant genus is Ficus(15). Fauna of the area include 45 Mammals, 29 Reptiles, 94 birds and 52 fishes. Monocot-Dicot ratio of this region is 1:4 and species genera ratio is 1:1.7.