A quantitative study of pigmy forest vegetation at 2000 m in Hakgala Strict Natural Reserve
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1998
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University of Sri Jayawardhanapura
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A study was made in /996 ofthe composition, abundance, and density oftheflora ofthis type ofpigmyforest. In the overstorey ( 8 cm girth at 20 cm laboveground level) there were recorded /8 species oll3 genera and 8falllilies, and inthe understorey (non-woody species and woody species . 8 cm).J / species ol35genera and 25.families; 16 species (39%) were common to hoth. Syzygiumsclerophyllum \Vas the most dominant species in both storeys. Many species wereendemics.
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Rathnayake, R.M.W.; Solangarachchi, S.M. and Jayasekera, R. (1998). A quantitative study of pigmy forest vegetation at 2000 m in Hakgala Strict Natural Reserve. In: Proceedings of the Second Annual Forestry Symposium, December 6-7, 1996. Management and Sustainable Utilization of Forest Resources, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka, 215-222 pp.