Environmental variables drive plant species composition and distribution in the moist temperate forests of Northwestern Himalaya, Pakistan

IU Rahman, RE Hart, F Ijaz, A Afzal, Z Iqbal, ES Calixto… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
By assessing plant species composition and distribution in biodiversity hotspots influenced
by environmental gradients, we greatly advance our understanding of the local plant …

Vegetation assessments under the influence of environmental variables from the Yakhtangay Hill of the Hindu-Himalayan range, North Western Pakistan

H Ullah, SM Khan, M Jaremko, S Jahangir, Z Ullah… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Vegetation structures and dynamics are the result of interactions between abiotic and biotic
factors in an ecosystem. The present study was designed to investigate vegetation structure …

Exploring and understanding the floristic richness, life-form, leaf-size spectra and phenology of plants in protected forests: A case study of Dachigam National Park in …

SM Haq, B Singh, F Bashir, AJ Farooq, B Singh… - Acta Ecologica …, 2021 - Elsevier
Protected areas are contributing people's livelihoods and working as the backbone of all
forms of biodiversity conservation. The reformed rules and the legal local protection have …

Quantification and characterization of vegetation and functional trait diversity of the riparian zones in protected forest of Kashmir Himalaya, India

SM Haq, ZA Malik, IU Rahman - Nordic Journal of Botany, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, riparian zones along river banks are widely recognized for their vital role in water
regulation and conservation of biodiversity. Here, we specifically investigated the floristic …

Multivariate approach to the classification and ordination of the forest ecosystem of Nandiar valley western Himalayas

F Haq, H Ahmad, Z Iqbal, M Alam, A Aksoy - Ecological Indicators, 2017 - Elsevier
Questions Does the vegetation composition of the forests of Nandiar Valley correlate with
climatic, topographic and edaphic variables? Is it possible to identify plant communities …

[HTML][HTML] Species distribution pattern and their contribution in plant community assembly in response to ecological gradients of the ecotonal zone in the Himalayan …

IU Rahman, A Afzal, Z Iqbal, A Hashem, ABF Al-Arjani… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
The ecotonal zones support populations that are acclimated to changing, fluctuating, and
unstable conditions, and as a result, these populations are better equipped to adjust to …

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

T Ullah, Z Muhammad, IA Shah, S Ibenmoussa… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Plant species classification and diversity of the understory vegetation in oak forests of Swat, Pakistan

A Rahman, N Khan, K Ali, R Ullah, MEH Khan… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The forest ecosystem has understory vegetation that plays a vital role in sustaining diversity,
providing nutrients, and forming a useful association for develo** a balanced ecosystem …

Plant diversity and species distribution pattern across the Pir Panjal Mountain forest range in the Western Himalayas

SM Haq, I Khan, ZA Malik, B Singh - … and sustainability in Asia: Volume 2 …, 2022 - Springer
Systematic floral samplings were carried out in 32 stands within 4 forest compartments of the
Pir Panjal Mountain situated in the Western Himalayas. The present study has specifically …