This article throws light upon the top nine Climatic Zones of the World. The climatic zones are: 1. Polar and Sub Polar Zone 2. Boreal Zone 3. Humid Mid Latitude Zone 4. Arid Mid-Latitude Zone 5. Tropical and Subtropical Arid Zone 6. Mediterranean Subtropical Zone 7. Seasonal Tropical Zone 8. Humid Subtropical Zone 9. Humid Tropical Zone. Climatic Zone # [...]
This article throws light upon the transect and quadrat methods of sampling plant communities. Method # 1. Transect Method: When the vegetation is to be studied along an environmental gradient or eco-tone (e.g. tropical to temperate, high or low rainfall areas or precipitation gradient, adjacent areas with different types of soil, etc.) a line is laid down across a stand [...]
This article throws light upon the four categories of processes of Community Analysis. The categories of processes are: 1. Biological Spectrum or Life Form Analysis 2. Stratification 3. Quantitative Structures of Plant Community 4. Synthetic Characters of Plant Community. Category # 1. Biological Spectrum or Life Form Analysis: Danish Botanist Christen Raunkiaer (1903) attempted to describe the communities (higher plants) [...]