Tree species diversity and their Phytosociological evaluation in "Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary, North Gujarat"

Vyas D. N.; Patel A. H.

Volume : IV, Issue : V, May - 2015

Tree species diversity and their Phytosociological evaluation in "Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary, North Gujarat"

Vyas D. N. , Patel A. H.

Abstract :

Present research is aimed to study diversity of tree species and evaluate their phytosociology in the study area. In physiognomic manner forests of North Gujarat are of scrub type where vegetation is open i.e. trees and shrubs are widely spaced. The area fall in a semi–arid zone which mostly composes dry deciduous vegetation but being a wetland Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary supports its vegetation and keeps tree layer green most of the time during the year. An attempt has been made in the present study to identify status of tree layer of the study area by enumerating tree species and their diversity along with their phytosociological characters. Dominant tree species also have been evaluated in the same concern to recognize their dominance in the area.