Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity
Vol. 11 No. 4 (2010)

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

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)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Oct 2010

Abstract

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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biodiv

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Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology

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The Biodiversitas Journal was first published in 2000 by the Department of Biology, FMNS, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia, then in 2006 it was co-published by the Society for Indonesian Biodiversity and that department; since 2017 it was also hosted by Smujo. From 2003-2012 it was ...