Phytogeographic elements and vegetation along the river Panjkora-Classification and ordination studies from the Hindu Kush Mountains range

SA Zeb, SM Khan, Z Ahmad, Abdullah - The Botanical Review, 2021 - Springer
Distributions of plant species over the earth's surface are neither random nor even, but are
geographic specific and characterized by specific sets of environmental and climatic factors …

Vegetation assessments under the influence of environmental variables from the Yakhtangay Hill of the Hindu-Himalayan range, North Western Pakistan

H Ullah, SM Khan, M Jaremko, S Jahangir, Z Ullah… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Vegetation structures and dynamics are the result of interactions between abiotic and biotic
factors in an ecosystem. The present study was designed to investigate vegetation structure …

[PDF][PDF] Vegetation classification of the margalla foothills, islamabad under the influence of edaphic factors and anthropogenic activities using modern ecological tools

M Iqbal, SM Khan, Z Ahmad, M Hussain, SN Shah… - Pak. J. Bot, 2021 - researchgate.net
Abstract The Margalla Hills falls in moist subtropical ecosystem with rich floristic diversity.
Frequent field trips were conducted to record the floristic and ecological characteristics of …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon sequestration potential of reserve forests present in the protected Margalla Hills National Park

S Ali, SM Khan, Z Siddiq, Z Ahmad, KS Ahmad… - Journal of King Saud …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Protected areas are of immense importance to enhance the functional role of
plants due to abundance of woody species, their carbon sequestration ability and the rich …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring botanical diversity, ecological traits, and edaphic determinants in Kala Chitta National Park, Pakistan: implications for conservation and …

M Waheed, U e Hani, F Arshad, A Jabeen… - Environmental and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Globally, environmental degradation has prompted several countries to strengthen their
protected area networks to halt biodiversity loss. National parks incorporate into their design …

[HTML][HTML] -Impact of multiple environmental factors on species abundance in various forest layers using an integrative modeling approach

A ur Rahman, SM Khan, Z Ahmad, S Alamri… - Global ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
It was hypothesized that multiple environmental factors influence distribution and
abundance of plant species in different vegetation layers of the forest ecosystem=. Here, we …

Floristic composition, biological spectrum, and phytogeographic distribution of the Bin Dara Dir, in the western boundary of Pakistan

F Manan, SM Khan, Z Muhammad, Z Ahmad… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This study assessed the floristic composition, biological spectrum, and phytogeographical
elements of the Bin Dara western boundary of Pakistan. The flora consisted of 140 plant …

Phyto-ecological studies and distribution pattern of plant species and communities of Dhirkot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

M Mumshad, I Ahmad, SM Khan, Abdullah, K Rehman… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Plant species represent the hierarchical expression of vegetation as it is affected by various
environmental gradients. We explored the plant species composition, distribution pattern …

[PDF][PDF] Ecological assessment and indicator species analyses of the Cholistan desert using multivariate statistical tools

S Rasheed, SM Khan, Z Ahmad, G Mustafa, ZU Haq… - Pak. J. Bot, 2022 - pakbs.org
It was hypothesized that the vegetation structure of Cholistan desert shows a significant
correlation with moisture (water), edaphic and climatic variables. Is it possible to identify …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution of the Cannabis sativa L. in the Western Himalayas: A tale of the ecological factors behind its continuous invasiveness

S Jehangir, SM Khan, Z Ahmad, U Ejaz, QU Ain… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The invasion of species in new regions depends on multiple factors, especially, the
prevailing environmental factors. The environmental conditions are essential to understand …