USING CCA FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF VIVACIOUSNESS ABILITY OF VIABLE HERBACEOUS PLANTS IN GATWALA FOREST PARK, PAKISTAN

摘要

The present appraisal identified the species abundance/richness in an ordinate space in response to moisture content at Gatwala forest park, a game reserve. The direct gradient Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) was employed for this very purpose. Resultantly, Zone 1 species showed larger eigenvalues in ordinate space due to fluctuating availability of soil moisture, hence showed scattering in the graph. On the other hand the species in Zone 2 had shown their clustering in centre of the graph, which indicated the same requirements for the existed resources. However, with regard to species abundance/richness most of the viable species had shown almost same response, which signified more or less comparable prevailing conditions. The current research will lead towards better management of study area in order to conserve the natural habitat of this valuable game reserve.