Biodiversity of Pir Lasura National park, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Manzoor, M.; Riaz, A.; Iqbal, Z.; Mian, A.

Biodiversity of Pir Lasura National park, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

2016

Manzoor, M. (Bioresource Research Centre, Islamabad (Pakistan)) | Riaz, A. (Bioresource Research Centre, Islamabad (Pakistan)) | Iqbal, Z. (Hazara Univ., Mansehra (Pakistan)) | Mian, A. (Inst. of Natural and Management Sciences, Rawalpindi (Pakistan))

Pir Lasura National Park (PLNP), located in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Pakistan), has been declared as a national park in 2005 but it has not been declared as protected national park till date. Present study was planned to assess biodiversity of the region to establish the base line information for future development and conservation of the national park. Rapid biodiversity assessment of the area, carried out in Summer 2010, suggests that the area has 159 species of vascular plants, belonging to 83 different families, appearing in different habit forms, viz. tree, shrubs, herbs and grasses and epiphytes. Survey for animal species confirmed presence of 16 mammals, 119 birds, 24 reptiles, 6 amphibians and 15 butterfly species in PLNP. The study suggests that the park area is rich in biodiversity, which needs rapid conservation measures. Soil biota and animal/plant parasite still needs to be worked out. Further detailed studies can add some other rare species into this list.

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