ArticleEcology and evolution2026
Floristic Diversity and Indicator Species Analysis Along Altitudinal Gradients of the Upper Indus Basin, Northern Pakistan.
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Understanding how altitudinal gradients influence floristic diversity and indicator species is essential for unlocking the ecological dynamics of biodiversity-rich regions. We examined the floristic diversity, communities' formation and their respective indicator species across defined altitudinal zones of the Upper Indus Basin region in Indus Kohistan Valley, northern Pakistan. Vegetation was sampled along transects ranging from 1957 to 3380 m using quadrat, with a total of 600 quadrats from 30 different sites surveyed during the summer season (June-August). Most plants belonged to family Asteraceae, Pinaceae, Lamiaceae and Berberidaceae, with chamaephytes as the dominant life forms, followed by geophyte and phanerophytes. Cluster Analysis classified the vegetation into three communities:
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