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Environment
Conservation Journal

"An International Journal Devoted to Conservation of Environment"

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Environment
Conservation Journal

"An International Journal Devoted to Conservation of Environment"

(A PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL)

ISSN: 2278-5124 (Online) :: ISSN: 0972-3099 (Print)

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Environment
Conservation Journal

"An International Journal Devoted to Conservation of Environment"

(A PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL)

ISSN: 2278-5124 (Online) :: ISSN: 0972-3099 (Print)

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Environment
Conservation Journal

"An International Journal Devoted to Conservation of Environment"

(A PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL)

ISSN: 2278-5124 (Online) :: ISSN: 0972-3099 (Print)

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Environment
Conservation Journal

"An International Journal Devoted to Conservation of Environment"

(A PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL)

ISSN: 2278-5124 (Online) :: ISSN: 0972-3099 (Print)

Life form and biological spectrum of Indus Valley in Lower Ladakh region, J&K

Hamid A.

Deptt. of Environmental Sciences, Govt. Degree College Kargil, Ladakh.

Raina A. K

Deptt. of Environmental Sciences, University of Jammu, Jammu (180006)

Abstract

Complete enumeration of floristic composition revealed the presence of 208 plant species belonging to 121 genera and 49 families which have been classified into various life forms classes after Raunkiaer (1934) to prepare a biological spectrum to represent climatic condition of the area. Hemicryptophytes (45.19%) and Therophytes (23.07%) dominated the landscape of this area followed by Chamaephyte (14.90%), Phanerophytes (8.17%) and Geophytes (8.17%). Higher percentage of Hemicryptophytes and Therophytes indicate the arid nature of the region with scanty precipitation and sparse vegetation. Compared to the normal biological spectrum of Raunkiaer, Phanerophytes showed maximum deviation (-37.83) followed by Hemicryptophytes (+19.19) and Therophyte (+10.07).

KEYWORDS

biological spectrum, Indus valley, Ladakh region, life forms

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CITE AS

Hamid, A., & Raina, A. K. (2019). Life form and biological spectrum of Indus Valley in Lower Ladakh region, J&K. Environment Conservation Journal, 20(1&2), 57-61.

:https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2019.1008.1210