S. M. Nizami, S. N. Mirza , M. A. Quraishi and I. A. Khan
Abstract
The study was conducted to compare the present growing stock of sub-tropical pine forests of Murree hills in Pakistan with the standard values of growing stock of a Normal Forest. Stand table was prepared for the major timber species of the area (Pinus roxburghii Sargent) using fixed area plot method of sampling in entire area of 4323 hectares. Comparison was made on the basis of the values for each tree diameter class given by Ahmed and Bashir (1959). The study revealed that in sub-tropical pine forest of Ghoragali, pole crop (24-36cm diameter) is in excess number and very few are present in mature ages (132-150cm diameter class). This means that growing stock of Ghoragali forest is quite deviated from the normal values in different diameter classes probably because of poor implementation of previous management plans and also due to mismanagement resulting from the ban on “Green Felling” imposed by the government earlier.
S. M. Nizami, S. N. Mirza , M. A. Quraishi and I. A. Khan. (2005) GROWING STOCK EVALUATION OF SUB-TROPICAL CHIR PINE FORESTS OF PAKISTAN, , Volume 2, Issue 1.
