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

Hazrat AliDepartment of Botany, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, PakistanMuhammad ZahirDepartment of Botany, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, PakistanMuhammad MajeedDepartment of Botany, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat, 50700, Punjab, PakistanRobina AzizDepartment of Botany, Government College, Women University Sialkot, Sialkot, 51310, Punjab, PakistanAdam KhanDepartment of Botany, University of Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanWali Muhammad MangrioDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, 66111, Sindh, PakistanHazem Ghassan AbdoGeography Department, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Tartous University, Tartous, Syria. [email protected]Hussein AlmohamadDepartment of Geography, College of Arabic Language and Social Studies, Qassim University, Buraydah, 51452, Saudi ArabiaAhmed Abdullah Al DughairiDepartment of Geography, College of Arabic Language and Social Studies, Qassim University, Buraydah, 51452, Saudi Arabia

2023en

ABI

Аннотация

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.

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DOI: 10.1186/s40529-023-00398-5

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