Berberis

Rahman, A. U., Ullah, Z., Qureshi, R., Burslem, D. F. R. P. & Mashwani, Z. U. R., 2022, Composition and structure of plant communities in the Moist Temperate Forest Ecosystem of the Hindukush Mountains, Pakistan, Brazilian Journal of Biology (e 266637) 82, pp. 1-14 : 4

3.2. Berberis - Abies - Bergenia community (BAB)

BAB community was established in 06 sampling sites comprising 47 species of plant and is located from 2125- 2240m, latitude (35°08’45.95” - 35°09’36.58”N) and longitude (72°23’17.47” - 72°23’19.08 “E). The leading indicator species of this association were Berberis lyceum (35.02 IVI), Abies pindrow (107.1 IVI), Bergenia ciliate (14.2 IVI) as indicated in Table 1 Other most co-dominant shrubs were Rubus sanctus (23.3 IVI), Indigofera heterantha (41.7 IVI). Herbs of this community with the highest importance values were Agrostis tenella (12.5 IVI), Carex remota (10.4), Pseudomartensia parvifolia (9.7), Polygonum alpinum (8.2 IVI), Microstegium nudum (8.2 IVI), Plantago lanceolata (7.5 IVI), Rumex hastatus (7.4 IVI), Thlaspi arvense (7.4 IVI), Veronica anagalis-aquatica (7.2 IVI), Androsace rotundifolia (14.2 IVI). The trees were Celtis australis (22.2 IVI) and Juglans regia (22.2 IVI).Due to large number of the co-dominant/ associated species, so they are resented in supplementary material 3. The soil of this community was sandy loam with slightly acidic (pH 4.9-4.3) and contained 6.8±2.3% organic matter, potassium 132.67- 87.37 mg /Kg, 9.3-7.9% calcium carbonate, phosphorous 3.09- 1.72 mg /Kg, nitrogen 0.35-0.13%, EC 0.27-0.27 dSm-1. The content of silt, sand, and clay was 51.7-31.2%, 37.7-15.1%, and 6.3-2.7% respectively. This community was under high grazing (GP=4), and deforestation pressure (DP=5) as presented in Supplementary material 1.