| Pak. J. Bot., 38(3): 543-558, 2006. | Back to Contents | ||||
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CLASSIFICATION AND ORDINATION OF VEGETATION COMMUNITIES OF THE LOHIBEHR RESERVE FOREST AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS, RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN RIFFAT NASEEM MALIK* AND SYED ZAHOOR HUSAIN** Abstract: Agglomerative clustering, Two Way Indicator Species Analysis (WINSPAN),
and Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA) were used for the plant
community analysis. Remotely sensed data was used as a surrogate in
identifying and locating field sites from where floristic composition,
environmental and spatial data were collected. Characteristic plant
species of each community type are presented together with the information
on dominance and sub-dominance species. Four plant communities were
recognized. Classification and ordination techniques provided very similar
results based on the floristic composition. The results formed the basis
for the mapping spatial distribution of vegetation communities using
image analysis techniques. Department of Biological Sciences Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Environmental Sciences Programme, Fatima Jinnah Women University,
The Mall, Rawalpindi, 46000, Pakistan. |
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