Table 3 Biological spectrum of plant communities in the studied area, District Malakand
Communities* | ALE | ADM | AJM | DPS | CME | CMS | PDT | ADC | SPS | VLA | ZME | ADA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Life form spectrum | ||||||||||||
Therophytes | 60.9 | 56.8 | 30.2 | 35.7 | 54.5 | 47 | 27.6 | 30.2 | 49.2 | 42.4 | 58.8 | 45.3 |
Chamaephytes | 1.1 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
Hemicryptophytes | 8.7 | 12.3 | 27 | 26.8 | 4.5 | 7.6 | 15.8 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 13.6 | 8.8 | 14 |
Geophytes | 4.3 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 3 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0 | 2.3 |
Nanophanerophytes | 8.7 | 12.3 | 22.2 | 10.7 | 7.6 | 12.1 | 19.7 | 22.6 | 14.3 | 11.9 | 10.3 | 8.1 |
Microphanerophytes | 2.2 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 3 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 4.7 |
Mesophanerophytes | 4.3 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 7.1 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 9.5 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 7.0 |
Megaphanerophytes | 9.8 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 8.9 | 13.6 | 16.7 | 10.5 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 14.7 | 9.3 |
B. Leaf size spectrum | ||||||||||||
Leptophylls | 7.6 | 11.1 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 7.0 |
Nanophylls | 42.4 | 40.7 | 30.2 | 33.9 | 43.9 | 34.8 | 31.6 | 28.3 | 34.9 | 25.4 | 33.8 | 34.9 |
Microphylls | 33.7 | 35.8 | 42.9 | 39.3 | 28.8 | 33.3 | 43.4 | 39.6 | 27 | 42.4 | 35.3 | 41.9 |
Mesophylls | 15.2 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 14.3 | 22.7 | 24.2 | 15.8 | 24.5 | 31.7 | 27.1 | 22.1 | 15.1 |
Megaphylls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
Aphyllous | 1.1 | 0 | 3.2 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0 |