Phytosociological and edaphic parameters of Actaea kashmiriana assemblages in Kashmir Himalaya

Rashid, Sufiya; Rashid, Kausar; Islam, Tajamul; Ganie, Aijaz Hassan; Nawchoo, Irshad A.; Khuroo, Anzar A.

doi:10.1016/j.chnaes.2023.02.009

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“…Data are available from the Dryad Digital Repository: https:// doi.org/10.5061/dryad.0zpc86730 (Rashid et al 2023b).…”

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“…Phyto‐ecological assessment of the medicinally important plant species is a key aspect in the field of vegetation science as well as in other scientific disciplines such as conservation, management, and bioprospecting of phytoresources (Magray et al 2022, Rashid et al 2023a). Studying natural communities is crucial for gaining insight into the species composition, the structure of communities, plant population growth and abundance, and the interactions between plants and their environment (Chawla et al 2012, Mishra et al 2012).…”

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“…medicine, food, fodder etc. (Rahman et al 2022) and assessing the ecological health of the species present in the communities (Haq2019 et al 2019, Rashid et al 2023a). Simultaneously, edaphic features are an integral part of determining plant growth and regeneration since soil properties are influenced by the type and composition of vegetation.…”

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Vegetation and soil ecology of threatened Himalayan Trillium habitats in Kashmir Himalaya

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Nordic Journal of Botany

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Understanding the vegetation and soil ecology of natural habitats harbouring threatened species is critical in conservation planning and restoration. The present study investigated the vegetation composition and soil physico‐chemical properties of natural habitats of Trillium govanianum – a threatened Himalayan endemic species. We laid 120 quadrats across eight randomly selected sites where the species was growing in the Kashmir Himalaya. We collected the soil samples from these sites and determined soil physico‐chemical properties using standard methods. Across all the sites, we found a total of 57 plant species with dominance of Rosaceae and Ranunculaceae. The importance value index (IVI) results revealed that Fragaria nubicola, Corydalis diphylla, Galium aparine, and Leucanthemum vulgare, were the dominant species in T. govanianum habitats. The density, abundance and IVI of three‐leaf vegetative plants was higher than one‐leaf vegetative and three‐leaf reproductive plants across all the study sites. We found that T. govanianum alone forms 23.5% positive, 0 negative, 76.4% random co‐occurrences with other associated species in its habitats. Our results reveal that the variations in vegetation composition among the sites was influenced by differences in soil properties. Principal component analysis (PCA) revealed that several soil properties such as organic carbon (OC), nitrogen, potassium, and sulphur were concentrated in five sites, namely Dara, Drung, Bangus, Gulmarg and Doodhpathri, which also showed the highest density, frequency, and abundance of T. govanianum. Overall, our study contributes quantitative information on the vegetation and soil ecology of T. govanianum‐habitats, which in turn can help in developing conservation strategies for this threatened species, and its sustainable management and habitat restoration.

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“…Data are available from the Dryad Digital Repository: https:// doi.org/10.5061/dryad.0zpc86730 (Rashid et al 2023b).…”

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confidence: 99%