Natural regeneration status of forest community at dandachali forest , tehri forest division in north west himalaya uttrakhand , india

Studies on forest vegetation pertaining to diversity, natural regeneration status of plant communities. The present investigation was conducted in Dandachali forest of Tehri Forest Division, North-Western part of Himalaya. Surveys and sampling of the vegetation were done using standard ecological assessment methods with an aim to study plant species natural regeneration pattern at community level. nineteen woody species (19) in 6 forest communities viz., Pinus roxburghii-Quercus leucotrichophora mixed, Pinus roxburghii, Pinus roxburghiiRhododendron arboreum mixed, Cedrus deodaraPinus wallichiana mixed, Cedrus deodaraRhododendron arboreum mixed and Rhododendron arboreumQuercus leucotrichophora mixed, have been recorded in 16 sites between 14822200 m asl. Among the communities, total tree density ranged from 263.34-1493.33 Ind ha-1, TBA 260.2310.7 m2 ha-1. All the communities showed optimum regeneration of dominant species. Total seedlings density ranged from 280-2470.0 Ind ha-1 and saplings density 140-446.7 Ind ha-1. R. arboreum – C. deodara showed maximum regeneration in terms of higher seedling and sapling density in this community.