Vol. 11, Special Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
Atul Pratap Singh, Rajiv Umrao, Hemant Kumar and Kumari Apurva

Abstract:
Assessments of vegetation cover of any areas provide guidance for forest planners to maintain the adequate amount of greenery for human wellbeing as well as to maintain the biodiversity. The floristic diversity study was made by adopting random sampling approach, under which, 50 quadrates of 10 m x 10 m were laid down in Chitrakoot Forest Division. The density, frequency, abundance, IVI, species-richness, and other useful parameters for comparison of different range were recorded and analyzed for all five ranges. Present study show that Manikpur range has maximum no. of tree species (21) and families (14). The Shannon index maximum in Manikpur forest range (4.49335) followed by Markundi forest range (3.232), Karvi forest range (3.1031) and Bargarh forest range (1.14713) while minimum was recorded in Raipura forest range (0.62767). Considering the importance of rich biodiversity study area needs special attention for conservation and management.