QUANTIFICATION OF MINIMUM NUMBER OF QUADRATS REQUIRED FOR THE VEGETATION STUDIES IN EVERGREEN FOREST OF PARAMBIKULAM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY; KERALA
K. MANOJ *
Environmental Resources Research Centre (ERRC), Peroorkada, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
M. A. SURAJ
Department of Botany and Environment and Water Management, Sree Narayana College, Alathur, Palakkad, Kerala, India.
K. BALASUBRAMANIAN
Ecology Division, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
An attempt has been made to quantify the number of quadrats required for the vegetation studies in evergreen forest of the Parambikulam wildlife sanctuary. From the study it was found that the minimum number of quadrats required for the ecological or phytosociological study in evergreen patches of Parambikulam wildlife sanctuary is 44.
Keywords: Sampling, quadrat number, evergreen forest, Parambikulam wildlife santuary, Karian shola