Vegetation diversity pattern during spring season in relation to topographic and edaphic variables in sub-tropical zone

Background The present study was conducted to explore the diversity pattern of spring vegetation under the influence of topographic and edaphic variables in sub-tropical zone, District Malakand. In the present vegetation study, 252 species of 80 families were recorded in the study area. It included...

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Published in:Botanical studies 2023-09, Vol.64 (1), p.25-25, Article 25
Main Authors: Ali, Hazrat, Muhammad, Zahir, Majeed, Muhammad, Aziz, Robina, Khan, Adam, Mangrio, Wali Muhammad, Abdo, Hazem Ghassan, Almohamad, Hussein, Al Dughairi, Ahmed Abdullah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Altitude
Biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Diversity indices
Ecology
Environment
High altitude
Life Sciences
Original
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Plant Genetics and Genomics
Plant Sciences
Plant species
Similarity
Species diversity
Species richness
Spring
Spring (season)
Topography
Vegetation
Vegetation diversity
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Summary:Background The present study was conducted to explore the diversity pattern of spring vegetation under the influence of topographic and edaphic variables in sub-tropical zone, District Malakand. In the present vegetation study, 252 species of 80 families were recorded in the study area. It included 39 species of trees, 43 species of shrubs, 167 species of herbs and 3 climber species. As a whole, 12 communities were established on the basis of topographic and edaphic characteristics in 12 different stations. Results The results of the present study revealed that all diversity indices (species diversity, evenness index, species richness index, maturity index) during spring showed that the communities in plains lying at lower altitudes had higher diversity while the communities formed at high altitudes had lower diversity. The results of the similarity index showed that there was low similarity (below 50%) amongst the communities in different stations. Conclusions It can be concluded that variations in topographic and edaphic factors affect species diversity and communities pattern.
ISSN:1999-3110
1817-406X
1999-3110
DOI:10.1186/s40529-023-00398-5