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Volume 25, No. (3), 2015 (June) - Supplementary 2

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND DIVERSITY OF BUTTERFLIES IN TOLIPIR NATIONAL PARK, AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR (AJK) PAKISTAN

A. H. Faiz, F-I-Abbas, Z. Ali, L. Zahra

A. H. Faiz1*, F-I-Abbas1, Z. Ali2 and L. Zahra1
1Zahra Bio resource Research Centre, 34-Bazar Road, G-6/4, Islamabad, Pakistan
2Environmental Health and Wildlife, Department of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan 
 Women University Of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Bagh
Corresponding Author: sabulhussan@gmail.com
Page Number(s): 78-82
Published Online First: June 01, 2015
Publication Date: June 01, 2015

ABSTRACT

Present study on Lepidopteran diversity was conducted over some 52 km of Tolipir National Park during summer, 2014 using line transects sampling method. A total of 20 butterfly species belonging to two Nymphalidae and Pieridae families were recorded. The Various diversity indices, i.e. Simpson Index (0.09), Shannon Winner Index (3.05), Berger- Parker Dominance Index (0.06), Margalef ’s Index (3.27), Menhinick Index (0.89), Buzas and Gibson's Index (0.96) were also calculated. The Lepidoptera diversity decreased along elevation gradient (1,400 – 2,600 m asl). This study will help in understanding the total energy flow in the ecosystem and in ensuring the soil fertility of Tolipir National Park.
Keywords: Biodiversity, Conservation, National parks, soil fertility
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