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The present study describes the floristic composition and dominance patt of sal forests in Ranchi,Jharkhand,east India.Vegetation was studied in 47 belt transects (50 × 100 m) that had 137 plant species (110 identified and 27 unidentified) belonging to 51 families.The family Fabaceae with 17 species (8 spp.belonging to subfamily Faboideae,6 spp.to Caesalpinioideae and 3 spp.to Mimosoidieae) contributed the most to diversity,followed by Rubiaceae (8 spp.) and Euphorbiaceae (6 spp.).Tree density in sal was inversely related to species richness.Total tree density (≥ 10 cm GBH) in the studied forests was 397 individuals ha-1,with a basal cover of 262.50 m2 ha-1.Important plants of conservation conc are Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb,Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Wall,Sterculiaurens Roxb.,Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers,and Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop.Phanerophytes had the highest percentage (71%,with percentage deviation from normal life form of + 25) followed by therophyte (15%,with percentage deviation + 2).Observed percentage deviation from normal life form was much lower (with + 2 percentage deviation) in both chamaephytes (8%) and therophytes (15%),suggesting that the studied sal forests are favorable for supporting various plants species.The forest management strategies should focus on the increasing demands for different timber and non-timber forest products to conserve the plant diversity of these natural forests.