International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278 - 3202 1 1 2012 05 10 Comparative Vegetational Analysis and Pinus roxburghii Sarg regeneration in relation to their disturbances in some Chirpine forest of block Nowshera, district Rajouri, J and K, India 47 54 EN Bi Shaziya 1 School of Studies in Zoology and Biotechnology, Vikram University, Ujjain, MP, INDIA Goyal P.K. 2 Mishra P.C. 1 P.G.Department of Environmental Sciences, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Orissa, INDIA Dash A.K. 2 Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, ITER ,SOA University ,Bhubaneswar, INDIA Khageswar Pradhan 3 NTPC ,Kaniha ,Angul ,Odisha, INDIA Namdhari B.S. 1 Department of Biotechnology, Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa, INDIA Rohilla S.K. 2 Department of Energy and Environmental Sciences, Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa, INDIA Salar R.K. 3 Gahlawat S.K. 4 Bansal P. 5 Saran A.K. 6 Goswami A.P. 1 Department of Biology, M.V.M. Science and Home Science College, Rajkot, Gujarat, INDIA Mankodi P.C. 2 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, INDIA Bhosale P.R. 1 Department of Environmental Science, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, MS, INDIA Chonde S.G. 2 Department of Microbiology, Rajaram College, Kolhapur, MS, INDIA Nakade. D.B 3 Raut P.D. 4 Bhatt T.K. 1 Department of Biotechnology, Central University of Rajasthan, Kishangarh, INDIA Dangwal L.R. 1 Herbarium and Plant Systematic Lab., Department of Botany, H.N.B. Garhwal University (a Central University), SRT Campus, Badshahithaul, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, INDIA Singh Tajinder 2 > Research Paper 2012 4 21 2012 05 10 The present study aims to compare the vegetation of Chirpine forest and study the regeneration status of Chirpine in relationto their disturbances in block Nowshera, district Rajouri, J and K, India. Whole area was divided into five sites ((I=Chowki;II=Nowshera; III=Rajal Kote and Gharan Kaun; IV=Bhatta; V=Andhrooth)). The present study showed that, diversity index was invariably higher for trees followed by herbs, shrubs. 58 species were reported from the studied forest, out which 23 were trees, 13 were shrubs and 22 were herbs. Recruitment of shrubs and herbs in some sites showed the open type ofcanopy is highly disturbed site and investigated data also shows heavy deforestation and over grazing. Copyright@ International Science Community Association