Abies

Rahman, A. U., Ullah, Z., Qureshi, R., Burslem, D. F. R. P. & Mashwani, Z. U. R., 2022, Composition and structure of plant communities in the Moist Temperate Forest Ecosystem of the Hindukush Mountains, Pakistan, Brazilian Journal of Biology (e 266637) 82, pp. 1-14 : 6

3.7. Abies - Viburnum - Poa community (AVP)

This Plant community were found between 2198-2635m, latitude (35°08’15.10”- 35°09’34.94”N) and longitude (72°23’91.95” - 72°21’59.83 “E). Based on 15 investigated sites this community contained a maximum number of 101plant species including 10 trees, 22 shrubs and 69 herbs. The topmost dominant species of this plant community were Abies pindrow (107.1 IVI) , Viburnum cotinifolium (54.3 IVI) and Poa alpina (38.9 IVI). The top most co-dominant herb species of AVP community were Polygonum plebeium (10.6 IVI), Rumex nepalensis (8.6 IVI), Poa annua (54.4 IVI), Carex infuscate (7.2 IVI), Bromus japonicas (7.1 IVI), Potentilla nepalensis (6.8 IVI), Bergenia ciliate (14.2 IVI), Swertia ciliate (5.8 IVI), Potentilla atrosanguinea (5.8 IVI), Medicago polymorpha (5.7 IVI), Ajuga bracteosa (5.4 IVI), Ajuga bracteosa (5.3 IVI), Polygala abyssinica (5.3 IVI), Pimpinella stewartii (5.3 IVI), Poa bulbosa (5.3 IVI) and Origanum vulgare (5.1 IVI). Among trees (supplementary material 3) Picea smithiana (76.6 IVI) were found second most dominant plant species. AVP plant community with co-dominant shrubby flora included Sarcococca saligna (22.3 IVI), Rhamnus purpurea (20.2 IVI), Andrachne cordifolia (19.2 IVI), Salix acmophylla (28.9 IVI) and Buxus wallichiana (15.5 IVI). The soil was silt loamy that contained 13.3-3.7% calcium carbonate, 139.05- 88.23mg /Kg potassium, 2.67- 1.82mg /Kg phosphorus, 0.2-0.11%nitrogen, 3.7-2.1% organic matter and EC 0.29-0.007 dSm-1. Soil pH value were 4.9- 4.1 with clay 5.8-3.3%, sand 32.4-17.7% and silt 57.5-38.4%. AVP community was under moderate deforestation (DP) and very low grazing pressure (GP).