2018 •
Floral Biodiversity in Western Part of Kolhapur District, Maharashtra
Authors:
Gavade Vaishali, R. R. Patil
Abstract:
A study on the floral biodiversity has been attempted by many researchers from botany. But a multidisciplinary study using more dependable techniques which provide more authentic data is need of the day. Study was carried out in western part of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra with an objective of determining species diversity from the dense forest area. Random sampling method was used to collect vegetation data. According to this technique due care was taken to lied, plots laid in the field randomly to represent the entire floristic region in or (...)
A study on the floral biodiversity has been attempted by many researchers from botany. But a multidisciplinary study using more dependable techniques which provide more authentic data is need of the day. Study was carried out in western part of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra with an objective of determining species diversity from the dense forest area. Random sampling method was used to collect vegetation data. According to this technique due care was taken to lied, plots laid in the field randomly to represent the entire floristic region in order to avoid biased sampling. The size of the plot/quadrant chosen varied from 1 x 1 m to 20 x 50 m. For this study, representative plots of 400 m2 were chosen for sampling of floral biodiversity in all seven tahsils of the study area. Simpson Index, Shannon-Wiener Species Diversity Index and Species Richness Index were used to calculate floral species diversity among the various families observed in the region. Fabaceae (14) and Asteraceae (10) family had maximum number of species while Annonaceae (6), Euphorbiaceae (7), Rubiaceae (7) and Malvaceae (8) are noted middle range species while other families have represented less than five numbers of species. out of the total 310 species studied in the region 133 (42.90%) species were Tree, 63 (20.32%) species were Shrub, 68 (21.94%) species were Herbs, 44 (14.19%) species were Climber and 2 (0.65%) species were Fern. The study suggested that this region had maximum number of Trees and minimum number of Fern. Result of Simpson Biodiversity Index and Shannon-Wiener Index calculated showed that this region represented huge floral biodiversity and need to be considered as biodiversity hot spot. Keywords Floral Biodiversity; Simpson Index; Shannon-Wiener Species Diversity Index; Species Richness Index DOI: https://doi.org/10.23953/cloud.ijarsg.383 (Read More)
International Journal of Advanced Remote Sensing and GIS ·
2018
Forestry |
Botany |
Ecology |
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