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COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF BROWSE VEGETATION IN CHOLISTAN RANGELANDS OF PAKISTAN | |
Abdullah, Muhammad1; Khan, Rashid Ahmad1; Yaqoob, Shahid1; Ahmad, Munir2 | |
通讯作者 | Abdullah, Muhammad |
来源期刊 | PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES |
ISSN | 0552-9034 |
出版年 | 2013 |
卷号 | 50期号:2页码:237-247 |
英文摘要 | The rangelands of Cholistan desert is on decline due to multiple stresses and their effects can be visualized on range flora particularly on browse species. Therefore, a phytosociological survey was carried as an initial assessment to determine the vegetation structure of browse and related edaphic features. The analysis of twenty stands has delineated three vegetation associations inhabiting the sandunal, interdunal sandy and clayey saline habitats. Overall, twenty browse communities were documented based on importance value index of each species. Out of which, eight were interdunal sandy communities and six were sandunal and clayey saline communities each. Physico-chemical analysis of soil has revealed that texture of sandunal habitat was sandy; interdunal was sandy loam while clayey saline was clayey. Results exposed that organic matter, and soil nutrients were better at interdunal sandy habitat whereas pH, EC, Na, and soil moisture were high at clayey saline habitat and minimum at sandunal habitat. Further, climatic extremities, overgrazing and anthropogenic activities were observed to be continuous threats to indigenous species. This study indicates that browse communities of Cholistan rangelands are degrading gradually, therefore, they need proper protection, management, and rehabilitation through ecological approaches. This would be possible with the participation of government and native people to make these range resources sustainable. |
英文关键词 | Cholistanrangelands browse species phytosociology community structure soil analysis |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Pakistan |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000323211700011 |
WOS关键词 | CONSERVATION ; DESERT |
WOS类目 | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary |
WOS研究方向 | Agriculture |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/179108 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Agr Faisalabad, Dept Forestry Range Management & Wildlife, Faisalabad, Pakistan; 2.Univ Agr Faisalabad, Inst Agr Extens & Rural Dev, Faisalabad, Pakistan |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Abdullah, Muhammad,Khan, Rashid Ahmad,Yaqoob, Shahid,et al. COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF BROWSE VEGETATION IN CHOLISTAN RANGELANDS OF PAKISTAN[J],2013,50(2):237-247. |
APA | Abdullah, Muhammad,Khan, Rashid Ahmad,Yaqoob, Shahid,&Ahmad, Munir.(2013).COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF BROWSE VEGETATION IN CHOLISTAN RANGELANDS OF PAKISTAN.PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES,50(2),237-247. |
MLA | Abdullah, Muhammad,et al."COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF BROWSE VEGETATION IN CHOLISTAN RANGELANDS OF PAKISTAN".PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES 50.2(2013):237-247. |
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