Vinay M. Raole*, Kusum G. Vegda and Rinku J. Desai
Department of Botany,Faculty of Science,
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda,Vadodara, 390002,
Email: vinaysar@rediffmail.com
Received-10.07.2017, Revised-24.07.2017
Abstract: This work provides an overview of tree diversity in the municipality of porbandar through an assessment of the road side tree flora in urban sectors of the city. An enumeration of roadside trees along major routes of porbandar city was examined. It is aimed to make available the knowledge required for supporting proactive action for plant documentation, diversity assessment and conservation. Biodiversity indices for individual roads and area were calculated and used to depict the biodiversity in the urbanized area. A total of 35 tree species belonging to 23 families were enumerated. Most of the trees were products of planted rather than wildling preservation at number of roads. Distribution pattern of tree species analysis depict the contiguous pattern except the Avicennia marina showed random distribution. The analysis was based on a tree census in which all tree species were counted and studied for various parameters. Sum total of indices of a city then compared with the major urban spaces in the saurashtra region resulted into species richness and evenness at regional level.
Keywords: Biodiversity, Roadside trees, Saurashtra region, Urban area
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