CLASSIFICATION OF VEGETATION OF LOWER TANAWAL, PAKISTAN BY CLUSTER ANALYSIS ON THE BASIS OF ALTITUDE

Authors

  • Adeela Bibi Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra-21300, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
  • Zafar Iqbal Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra-21300, Pakistan
  • Ghulam Mujtaba Shah Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra-21300, Pakistan
  • Sarfaraz Nawaz Department of Botany, Government Post Graduate College Abbottabad, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v10.i1.2022.4454

Keywords:

Twinspan, Vegetation, Cluster Analysis, Lower Tanawal

Abstract [English]

During this research study on the basis of altitude 5 altitudinal ranges were formed from 2396 to 6742 ft. from Lower Tanawal, Abbottabad Pakistan.  From these 05 altitudinal ranges 17 plant communities were established, 3 plant communities were documented from altitudinal range I (2396-3054 ft). Four plant communities were formed from altitudinal range II (3142-3613 ft). Three plant communities were recognized from altitudinal range III (3708-4182 ft). Four plant communities were recorded from altitudinal range IV (4220-4666 ft). Three plant communities were established from altitudinal range V (4827-6742 ft). The ordination techniques Two-way Indicator Species Analysis (TWINSPAN) were used to classify the data.

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2022-02-15

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bibi, A., Iqbal, Z., Shah, G. M., & Nawaz, S. (2022). CLASSIFICATION OF VEGETATION OF LOWER TANAWAL, PAKISTAN BY CLUSTER ANALYSIS ON THE BASIS OF ALTITUDE . International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH, 10(1), 193–208. https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v10.i1.2022.4454