PJB-2019-228
ETHNOBOTANICAL INVENTORY AND ITS MANAGEMENT PLAN IN MUSK DEER NATIONAL PARK NEELUM AZAD JAMMU & KASHMIR, PAKISTAN
Liaquat Ali Khan
Abstract
ABSTRACT: The ecological and evolutionary changes put pressure on biodiversity of the world, where many species become extinct, while some new evolve moreover habitat is also adversely affected by these changes. There is great risk of extinction of many species of plants however protected areas (PAs) are developed for their conservation by many countries. Present study area is restricted in Musk Deer National Park (MDNP) Neelum Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Study area was divided into three zones (phulwai, Taobut and Gagai) on geographic basis. This study includes the base line study of flora, up to the Important value (IV), medicinal uses and threats. The total sum of (n=112) species of plants were evaluated. The data suggest that the dominant species among trees was Juglens regia (IV=10.52), among shrubs Vibernum grandiflorum (IV=10.37) and Aconitum chasmanthum (IV= 12.45) as herb dominant plants species. The area is rich in medicinal plants a total of (n=62) plants species belonging to (n=41) families are frequently used against various diseases such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, hepatitis, asthma, skin diseases, liver disorder and cancer. Majority of (18%) families are used against cough and least (7%) are used against fever and liver disorder. There is severe anthropogenic pressure for medicinal value as well as other consumption this is the basic threat to reduce biodiversity, so there must be conservation strategy to prevent major loss of biodiversity of the study area.
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