Research
Floristic Composition and Ecological Characteristics of Olea-Acacia Forest of Shamshokii District Karak
Floristic study of Olea- Acacia semi evergreen arid montane forest conducted during summer, 2011 indicated that there were 110 species belonging to 51 families. The families include 45 dicots and 5 monocots, four Bryophytes, one Peridophytes, algae and lichens. The flora is divisible into 92 dicots, 18 monocots, four bryophytes,some algae and lichens. Poaceae had the maximum species.
Fresh Water Algea from Chontra, District Karak
Thirty-six species of fresh water algae were taxonomically identified. The samples were collected from rain-fed streams (Algaadha) in Shamshoki, District Karak during March to May, 2011. Algae was collected, identified and described from this area for the first time. These specimens belongs to 36 species, 25 genera, 17families, 15orders, 7classes and 5 divisions of Cyanophyta, Chlorophyta, Chrysophyta, Bacillariophyta and Ochrophyta including Oscillitoria (1 spp), Lyngbya (1 spp), Chroococcus (2 spp), Synechocystis (1 spp) Spirogyra (3spp), Ulothrics (2 spp)Cosmarium (2 spp) Oedeogonium (1 spp) Rhizoclonium (1 spp) Fragilria (1 spp), Synedra (1 spp), Diatoma (1 spp), Pinnularia (2 spp), Amphora (1 spp), Cymbella (2 spp), Surirella (1 spp), Cocconeis (1 spp), Achnanthes (1 spp), Nitzchia (2 spp), Navicula(2 sp) had one Stauroneis (3 spp) and Vaucharia, Epithamia, Mastogloia, Frustulia.
