Status of Plant Diversity along an Altitudinal Gradient in Dankund Beat of Kalatop Khajjiar Wild Life Sanctuary of District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Author: R.K. Verma

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Abstract

A study was conducted to understand the plant diversity along an altitudinal gradient with elevations varying from 2200-2600m above msl in Dankund beat of Kalatop Khajjiar wild life sanctuary in district Chamba, Himachal Pradesh during 2011. Total number of plant species was 102 belonging to 54 families and 95 genera. The dominant families were Asteraceae, Rosaceae, and Fabaceae. The number of tree species at 2200-2400m and 2400-2600 m was 12 and 4 with dominance of Cedrus deodara and Picea smithiana respectively. The number of shrub species was 27 and 10 with the dominance of Sorbaria tomentosa and Vibernum erubescens in the elevation of 2200-2400m and 2400-2600 m respectively. The number of herb species was 52 and 53 with the dominance of Valeriana jatamansii and Erigeron multiradiatus respectively. The distribution pattern of most of the plant species was contiguous in both the altitudes. Index of diversity for herb species was 3.167 and 3.200 for 2200-2400m and 2400-2600 m elevati

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Plant diversity, Dominance, Diversity index, Conservation, Distribution.

Conclusion

A study was conducted to understand the plant diversity along an altitudinal gradient with elevations varying from 2200-2600m above msl in Dankund beat of Kalatop Khajjiar wild life sanctuary in district Chamba, Himachal Pradesh during 2011. Total number of plant species was 102 belonging to 54 families and 95 genera. The dominant families were Asteraceae, Rosaceae, and Fabaceae. The number of tree species at 2200-2400m and 2400-2600 m was 12 and 4 with dominance of Cedrus deodara and Picea smithiana respectively. The number of shrub species was 27 and 10 with the dominance of Sorbaria tomentosa and Vibernum erubescens in the elevation of 2200-2400m and 2400-2600 m respectively. The number of herb species was 52 and 53 with the dominance of Valeriana jatamansii and Erigeron multiradiatus respectively. The distribution pattern of most of the plant species was contiguous in both the altitudes. Index of diversity for herb species was 3.167 and 3.200 for 2200-2400m and 2400-2600 m elevati

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R.K. Verma (2016). Status of Plant Diversity along an Altitudinal Gradient in Dankund Beat of Kalatop Khajjiar Wild Life Sanctuary of District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh , Biological Forum – An International Journal 8(1): 540-547.