Qurat Ul Ann

• Biodiversity Journal, 2 (3): 115-120

  Sheikh Saeed Ahmad & Qurat Ul Ann
  Exploring the vegetation dynamics and community assemblage in Ayubia National Park, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, using CCA

  ABSTRACT
  The relationship between species diversity and overall community assemblage was identified in two different zones in Ayubia National Park (Rawalpindi, NE-Pakistan) which is recognized as protected area. Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) was used to find correlation of environmental variables with species abundance/richness. Results showed that in Zone 1 species were rather scattered due to the less availability of organic matter and soil moisture as they occupy the less dense forest cover. Whereas Zone 2 showed the opposite trends. Finally the overall zones showed that maximum number of quadrats included Zone 2 species due to a great forest cover with excess amount of organic matter and soil moisture. The study highlighted the importance of dynamic nature and composition of vegetation and stressed the need of conservation of native flora for future generations.

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