Research Article | Published: 01 September 2011

Floristic Diversity and Phenology of Woody elements in Dodra Kawar Forest Range of Himachal Pradesh

Rajan Bawa, Vikram Singh and Hari Paul Sankhyan

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 18 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 181-186 | 2011
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2011-629N8B | Cite this article

Abstract

In the mountainous region marked variation in the site factors and vegetation occur due to change in aspect, which has considerable influence on the altitudinal distribution and growth of the species present. However, phenology is generally described as an art of observing the phases of the life cycle or the activities of the organism as they occurred through the year. These studies permit a calendar to be constructed for the vegetative activity of the plants especially the periods of leaf shading, flowering and fruiting superimposed on civil calendar. The present study deals with the floristic diversity and phenological behaviour of the woody elements in Dodra Kawar forest range in Himachal Pradesh.

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Bawa, R., Singh, V. and Sankhyan, H.P., 2011. Floristic Diversity and Phenology of Woody elements in Dodra Kawar Forest Range of Himachal Pradesh. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 18(3), pp.181-186. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2011-629N8B

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Manuscript Published on 01 September 2011

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