Abstract: The relation between forests and floral diversity is a very strong. It helps in the functioning of many biophysical and ecological processes such as hydrological cycles, carbon cycles, climatic regulation and others. Gujarat is one of the fastest developing State in India, the increasing state and national demands like fuel-wood, timber, Fodder, Gums, NTFP’s and Bamboos for local and national civilization is degrading Gujarat forests. Information’s were collected using secondary sources. The objective of present is article to enlist major tree species of Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests of Western Ghats in Southern Gujarat. Total 124 tree species belonging to 37 families of plants were record. Present paper is also informing about the ecological, economical and medicinal significance of tropical forests of Southern Gujarat.
Keywords: Forest, Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests (TMDF), Ecological, Medicinal Plants, Significance
Title: Significance of Tropical Woods of Western Ghats of Southern Gujarat, India
Author: Ishan Y. Pandya, Rajkumar S. Yadav
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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