International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Phenological patterns among the vegetation of Ganga Chotti and Bedori Hills in a moist temperate to alpine forests

Z. H. Malik
  • Z. H. Malik
  • Department of Botany, University of AJ&K, Muzaffarabad (A.K), Pakistan
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N. Z. Malik
  • N. Z. Malik
  • Department of Botany, University of AJ&K, Muzaffarabad (A.K), Pakistan
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  •  Received: 30 May 2011
  •  Accepted: 12 February 2014
  •  Published: 30 June 2014

Abstract

There were 206 plant species of 47 families consisting of 10 trees, 18 shrubs, 140 herbs and 38 grasses harbouring Ganga Chotti and Bedori Hills during 1999 and 2000. The investigated area had two flowering seasons. In the first spell, 111 species (54%) flowered while in the second spell, 46% species flowered. Majority of the herbaceous, shrubby trees species flowered from May to June and the flowering reached the peak during July and August. Most species produced fruits during the first spell

 

Key words: Phenology, climate, environmental changes, rainfall.

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