Ecological Assessment of Plant Communities and Associated Edaphic and Topographic Variables in the Peochar Valley of the Hindu Kush Mountains

This study quantified the effect of environmental variables on plant species composition in the Peochar Valley, located in the Hindu Raj mountains of the Hindu Kush. A mixture of quadrat and transect methods were used. Quadrat sizes were 10 × 10 m, 2 × 5 m, and 1 m2for trees, shrubs, and herbs, resp...

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Veröffentlicht in:Mountain Research and Development. - International Mountain Society. - 36(2016), 3, Seite 332-341
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Mountain Research and Development
Schlagworte:Plant composition conservation canonical correspondence analysis cluster analysis Peochar Valley Hindu Kush Mountains Biological sciences Physical sciences