In the present study, 568 species of higher plants have been classified into different life forms and biological spectrum of the flora of Parasnath Wildlife Sanctuary (Parasnath hill), Chota Nagpur Plateau, Jharkhand, India has been prepared and compared with Raunkiaer’s normal spectrum that depicts Thero-Phanerophytic phyto-climate of the area.
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Ranjan, V., 2012. Life Forms and Biological Spectrum of the Flora of Parasnath Wildlife Sanctuary, Chota Nagpur Plateau, (Jharkhand), India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 35(4), pp.513-515. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2012-09O553
Manuscript Published on 01 December 2012
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