Plant diversity in natural forest of Guilan Rural Heritage Museum in Iran

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Published: 2010-10-29
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13057/biodiv/d110403
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ROYA ABEDI
Department of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources, Somehsara, University of Guilan
HASSAN POURBABAEI ♥
Department of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources, Somehsara, University of Guilan

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Abedi R, Pourbabaei H (2010) Plant diversity in natural forest of Guilan Rural Heritage Museum in Iran. Biodiversitas 11: 182-186. The aim of this study was to determine plant species diversity in Guilan Rural Heritage Museum in Iran. Eighty nine sampling plots were sampled based on systematic random method. Data analysis was carried out using diversity indices of richness, diversity (Shannon-Wiener, Simpson, Mc Arthur’s (N1) and Hill’s (N2) and Smith and Wilson’s evenness index (Evar). Results indicated that Rosaceae and Labiatae families have the highest number of species. Quercus castaneifolia and Ruscus hyrcanus were the most dominant woody plants for class of tree and shrub, respectively. Carex divolsa and Viola odorata were dominant herbaceous species. Herbaceous layer had the highest richness, evenness and diversity. Mc Arthur’s N1 index had the highest value among diversity indices.

Key words: diversity, richness, evenness, Rural Heritage Museum, Guilan.

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Vol. 11 No. 4 (2010)

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ROYA ABEDI, Department of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources, Somehsara, University of Guilan

ROYA ABEDI1, HASSAN POURBABAEI2,♥
Department of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources, Somehsara, University of Guilan, Islamic Republic of Iran. P.O. Box 1144, Tel.: +98-182-
3220895, Fax.: +98-182-3223600, email: [email protected], 2,ï‚©[email protected]

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