Research Article | Published: 01 June 2006

Biological spectrum of Chandur forest in Hooghly district, West Bengal

Suvamoy Malik, Archan Bhattacharya and Ambarish  Mukherjee

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 29 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 145-148 | 2006
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2006-5T5O00 | Cite this article

Abstract

The biological spectrum of Chandur, a tropical dry deciduous forest of Arambagh range under Howrah Forest Division, West Bengal, reveals that per hundred species of its flora no less than 46.20 are phanerophytes, 20 chamaephytes, 8.97 hemicryptophytes, 4.83 cryptophytes and 20 therophytes. These involve 143 species of angiosperms and one species each of pteridophyte and angiosperm. The phanero-chamaephytic phytoclimate with dominance of phanerophytes indicates adequate protective measures in vogue while the relatively higher value of chamaephytes reflects the care taken to maintain their existence from adverse factors like grazing and trampling. The decline in the number of hemicryptophytes is a matter of concern given the role they play in eco-restoration, particularly in preventing soil-erosion.

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Malik, S., Bhattacharya, A. and Mukherjee, A., 2006. Biological spectrum of Chandur forest in Hooghly district, West Bengal. Indian Journal of Forestry, 29(2), pp.145-148. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2006-5T5O00

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