Maturity index of Baripada forest of Dhule District, Maharastra (India)
Author(s): Nikita Shivaji Deore, J.T.Jadhav
Authors Affiliations:
1.Ph.D.Scholar,Department of Botany,M.S.G.College,Malegaom camp,Dist-Nashik,Maharashtra,India.
2.Associate Professor,Department of Botany,M.S.G.College,Malegaon camp,Dist-Nashik,Maharashtra,India.
In this present investigation work on Baripada forest,4 stands of about 44 quadrats randomly sampled to collect varied species.Maturity index provid the information about the maturity of the forest community and species dominant within the community.From the study it can be obsered that the degree of maturity is less or high in forest.
Nikita Shivaji Deore, J.T.Jadhav(2025); Maturity index of Baripada Forest of Dhule District, Maharashtra (India), International Journal of Research Culture Society, ISSN(O): 2456-6683, Volume – 9, Issue – 4, Pp.129-131 Available on – https://ijrcs.org/
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