NWG Woody Plant Diversity

Published: 6 December 2023| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/rszhm4xwvs.1
Contributors:
Vaijayanti Tamhane,
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Description

The data collected in the field work on documentation of Woody plant species at Northern Western Ghats (India) has been submitted here in this data set. A total of 12 sites over a 250 km stretch of NWG bordering Pune (11 sites) and Satara (1 site) districts, Maharashtra, India were chosen for this study. The sites mostly represented crest line forests (Eastern slopes) in the NWG. Ten to 20 quadrats (30 m×15 m) separated from each other by at least 100 m were laid down at each site. Individual woody plant species including trees, shrubs and lianas having GBH more than 10 cm were counted in each quadrat and documented. Data collection at these sites was done during March to May 2017 and during November 2017 to January 2018, when most of the herbaceous flora had withered.

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The data was gathered by extensive field work at forest sites of Western Ghats during 2017-2019. It is associated with a publication in the journal Plant Ecology and Diversity. Upon publication the data can be used for research and further studies, with due citation.

Institutions

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Categories

Natural Sciences, Vegetation Diversity, Tropical Ecosystem, Conservation of Biodiversity, Native Plant, Woody Plant

Funding

Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan

University Grants Commission

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