South Indian forests classified into communities for better conservation efforts.
The article discusses how to study and classify different types of forests in South India by using quadrats to collect vegetation data. The researchers found that the size of the quadrat needed varies depending on the type of forest, with smaller sizes needed for dry and moist deciduous forests compared to semi-evergreen and evergreen forests. They also found that a quadrat size of 9m^2 is sufficient for studying shrubs in all types of forests. The methods described in the article help make the process of collecting vegetation data easier and faster.
