Species diversity, dominance and equitability in tropical dry deciduous forest of Bundelkhand region, India

The tropical Dry deciduous forests of Bundelkhand region are under tremendous pressure of biotic interferences and climate change. There has been significant reduction in rainfall of the area due to climate change. The increase in intensity and frequency of droughts could lead the forests to lose their self- maintenance capabilities against the changes already brought in due to biotic interferences. Present investigation has under taken aims to assess the phyto-sociological analysis i.e. species diversity, dominance and equitability, etc. of three different forest of Lalitpur, Mahoba and Chitrakoot district of Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, India. The forest of Mahoba district is dominated by Anogeissus pendula and Butea monosperma, having forest of Chitrakoot district is dominated by Diospyrous melanoxylon and Lagerstromia parviflora whereas forest of Lalitpur district is dominated by Butea monosperma and Tectona grandis. Result indicates that there was higher species diversity of trees in B. monosperma and T. grandis dominated Lalitpur district forest (3.6556) to be followed by A. pendula and B. monosperma dominated Mahoba district forest (3.6535) and D. melanoxylon and L. parviflora dominated Chitrakoot district forest (3.5039). Mahoba district forest exhibited higher values of concentration of Dominanc (0.970854) to be followed by Lalitpur district forest (0.967797) and Chitrakoot district forest (0.963256). Mahoba district forest showed higher values of Eqitability (0.9339) to be followed by Lalitpur district forest (0.8928) and Chitrakoot district forest (0.8784).