ANALYSIS OF WOODY VEGETATION OF CORBETT NATIONAL-PARK, INDIA

The paper presents a detailed analysis of woody forest vegetation of C orbett National Park, at the foothills of Garhwal and Kumaun Himalaya. Twenty nine stands of tropical forest vegetation were studied. The ve getation consists of nine community types. Tree density was higher in Shorea robusta dominated communities and lowest in the Anogeissus lati folia-Acacia catechu community. Total tree basal cover was maximum in Shorea robusta dominated communities. Sapling and seeding regeneration was poor in Shorea robusta communities. Mallotus philippensis, Syzygi um cumini and Diospyros tomentosa showed good regeneration both in sap ling and seedling layers across the communities. Sapling and seedling species diversities showed negative relation with total tree basal cov er. Most of the dominant tree species exhibited significant positive r elationship between tree height and circumference at breast height in all the communities.