ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. For. Glob. Change
Sec. Forest Management
Volume 8 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2025.1524808
This article is part of the Research TopicForest Ecosystems and Climate Adaptation: The Impact of Uneven-Aged ManagementView all articles
Floristic Diversity and Dominance Patterns of Sal (Shorea robusta Gaertn. f.) Forests in North Western Himalayas: Implications for Conservation and Sustainable Management
Provisionally accepted
- Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, India
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The floristic composition of Sal forests is paramount for biodiversity and environmental resilience.Monitoring species diversity contributes to conservation and sustainable management. Considering this, the present study was undertaken to access the floristic composition and diversity of Shorea robusta dominated stands in the Paonta Forest Range of Himachal Pradesh. Sample plots of 0.1 ha were laid out (systematic random sampling) in in seven compartments which recorded 33 genera with 34 species belonging to 26 families. The results revealed that the flora of compartments catalogued with Lai C28 had the maximum (9) tree species, Kukron C15 and Rajban C10 had the maximum shrub species and Rajban C6 and Rajban C7 had maximum herb species among all the compartments. S. robusta was the dominant species with IVI varied between 126.72 and 156.59 in the compartments. The similarity index of trees in compartments ranged from 0.67 to 1.00. Rajban C6 and Rajban C7 had the maximum similarity index. This research focused on documenting the diversity of plants within the Sal Forest of Himachal Pradesh, India, produced valuable scientific data and a fundamental understanding for the conservation of the biodiversity and sustainable management.
Keywords: floristic composition, IVI, Phytosociology, Diversity indices, reserve forest
Received: 08 Nov 2024; Accepted: 19 May 2025.
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* Correspondence: Aditi Sharma, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, India
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