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ArticleScientific reports2024

Eco-systematic assessment of the spring herbaceous vegetation under edaphic and topographic effects.

Tahseen Ullah, Zahir Muhammad, Ishaq Ali Shah, Samir Ibenmoussa, Mohammed Bourhia, Abdel-Rhman Z Gaafar, Youssouf Ali Younous

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Tahseen UllahDepartment of Botany, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan.
Zahir MuhammadDepartment of Botany, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan.
Ishaq Ali ShahDepartment of Botany, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan. durrani1436@uop.edu.pk.
Samir IbenmoussaLaboratory of Therapeutic and Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Montpellier, 34000, Montpellier, France.
Mohammed BourhiaDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Zohr University, 70000, Laayoune, Morocco.
Abdel-Rhman Z GaafarBotany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Youssouf Ali YounousEvangelical College, BP 1200, N'Djamena, Chad. scientifcresearcher@gmail.com.

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The distribution and composition of the vegetation are greatly affected by the edaphology and topography of an area. The current study explores the vegetation structure of the herbaceous layer at various habitats of district Kohat for the first time. A survey was conducted during the spring seasons of 2021, 2022 and 2023 selecting 40 sites on the basis of edaphology, topography, altitude, aspect and status. Data was collected via quadrat approach to establish plant communities by species Importance Value (IV), point out dominant species by Total IV (TIV) and dominant families via Total Family IV (TFIV). The quantitative biological spectrum was also calculated. Communities' phytosociological characteristics were analyzed via various diversity indices (Shannon's Index (H), Simpson's Index (D), Species Richness (SR), Evenness (E) and Maturity index (Mi)) while similarity between the communities was calculated by using Sorensen's Index. The findings revealed a total of 253 species belonging to 57 families having the dominant species Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (TIV, 484.3) followed by Saussuria heteromalla (D. Don) Hand. (TIV, 360.4), Anagallis arvensis L. (TIV, 353.2) and Aristida adscensionis L. (TIV, 349.65). Among 40 plant communities, Poaceae (TFIV, 2706.6), Asteraceae (TFIV, 2018.8), Fabaceae (TFIV, 1071.5) and Brassicaceae (TFIV, 825.9) were the dominant families. Therophytes (TIV, 7882) class was the dominant life form class followed by hemicryptophytes (TIV, 2517) while microphylls (TIV, 4669) class was the dominant leaf size class followed by nanophylls (TIV, 5469). Environmental factors i.e. topography and edaphic characteristics, showed significant effects on the diversity of the communities. The study concludes in a diverse pattern of distribution with a rich flora in the area warranting its documentation which will preserve the valuable species opening vistas for future research.

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BiodiversityEcosystemSeasonsIndiaPlantsDiversity indexEco-systematicsKohatPlant communitySimilarity indexSpecies richnessSpring herbsVegetation structure

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