IVI of Trees of Hindoli Tehsil (District Bundi) Rajasthan

O. P. Sharma

Abstract: The community structure could be expressed through parameters such as density, frequency, dominancy, abundance, phenology, life form, basal cover etc. Relative importance of plant species within its community could also be expressed as (IVI) Importance Value Index. To calculate and determine the IVI of trees of area, an ecological survey of the angiosperm tree diversity was carried out in Hindoli tehsil of Bundi district. The most dominant and co - dominant tree species of Hindoli were Mitragyna parvifolia, Anogeissus pendula, Alangium salvifolium and Salvadora oleoides having IVI values 49.97, 39.97, 38.47and30.95.

Keywords: Basal cover; Density; Frequency; IVI; Quantitative; Transect