Biodiversity of Oak (Quercus leucotrichophora) dominated forest stands in Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India

Abstract

Present study was conducted from warm temperate zone to cold temperate zone covering the altitudinal ranges of 1500 to 2500 m and to study the diversity of plant species in the oak stands of Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand. The altitudinal diversity represents good number of genera and family at all Oak stands, many of them useful in various ways.