Evaluating the ecological status and distribution of grasses in the city and suburbs of Lahore in the wake of urbanization
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Ecology studies, grasses, species richness, taxonomy, urbanizationAbstract
The present work was carried out to find the distribution and ecological status of grasses in Lahore as an aid to determine the impact of urbanization. Six sites (Urban Riverian, Suburban, Rural Wasteland, Natural Suburban, Agricultural Area and Urban) were selected for analysis. The data was collected during spring, winter, summer and the rainy season for two consecutive years. For ecological study percentage frequency, density and cover were used to drive the importance value index and finally Shannon diversity index, were used to evaluate the diversity of each site. Results indicated that grasses were abundant in Natural suburban site having richness index and urban site have least richness index species. On comparing the results with past literature it appears that decline in the diversity of grasses was due to urbanization, industrialization, pollution and the invasion by exotics.
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