Diversity and species composition of Bryophytes at Simhachalam Hills, Visakhapatnam, Eastern Ghats of India
Journal Title: Scholars Academic Journal of Biosciences - Year 2013, Vol 1, Issue 5
Abstract
Bryophytes are transitional plants between water and land which prefers to grow in moist and cool conditions. Very little information was available on the Bryophytes of North Coastal Andhra Pradesh. Present communication deals with the species composition and distribution of Bryophytes at Simhachalam hills, Visakhapatnam. Quantitative data was collected by using 0.25x0.25 M quadrate and 60 quadrate samples were collected during January to December 2013. A total of 6 genera and 9 species were recorded in this study with maximum density for Polytrichum densiflorum and minimum density for the species Plagiochasma rupestre. Environmental parameters of the study site also discussed. Keywords: Species composition, Bryophytes, Simhachalam Hills, Eastern Ghats of India.
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G. M. Narasimha Rao, D. Sandhya Deepika
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