The study deals with the “Assessment of Plant biodiversity Innerline Reserve Forest, Hailakandi (Assam)” India. that was carried out in six sites. A total 54 species trees belonging to 32 families 2,303 individuals, 17 shrubs 13 2,195 individuals and 27 grasses herbs a 1,595 were encountered. Quadrate size 400 m2 for trees, 100 shrubs, 20 herbs. Compared all sites, Site-III shows highest Basal ...

Rangelands are expansive, unimproved lands located in arid or semi–arid regions, spanning a variety of landscapes including savannahs, high and low altitude deserts, mountain meadows, and tundra. Rangelands are generally unsuitable for crop production due to aridity, topography, and extreme temperatures. Rangelands support varying mixtures of native and nonnative grasses, grass–like plants, for...

Woody plant encroachment (the replacement of grasses and forbs by woody shrubs trees) is reshaping communities in both terrestrial coastal environments, but little known about its effects on basal consumers. We used interactions between fiddler crabs (Uca spp.) the encroaching mangrove Avicennia germinans Gulf Mexico salt marshes to explore trophic consumers shrubs. In a series food preference ...

Three species of ground-nesting birds of the shortgrass prairie demonstrate contrasting strategies in nest placement: nests of Lark Buntings (Calamospiza melanocorys) are situated beneath shrubs or bunch grasses, whereas nests of McCown’s Longspurs (Calcarius mccownii) and Homed Larks (Eremophila alpestris) are associated with sparse cover and are relatively exposed. Nests of these species exhi...

Grasses with the C3 photosynthetic pathway are commonly considered to be more nutritious host plants than C4 grasses, but the nutritional quality of C3 grasses is also more greatly impacted by elevated atmospheric CO2 than is that of C4 grasses; C3 grasses produce greater amounts of nonstructural carbohydrates and have greater declines in their nitrogen content than do C4 grasses under elevated...

Woody vegetation encroachment in natural grasslands is a concern in many parts of the world. We evaluated the effect of Baccharis uncinella (Asteraceae) encroachment on grassland vegetation in southern Brazil, in terms of plant composition and richness. We conducted a vegetation survey in 12 plots of 10 × 10 m. The study site was a forest-grassland mosaic where management practices have been ex...