Ecological observations along the river banks at Allahabad, U.P.

Abstract

This paper embodies the ecological observations made along the exposed riverbeds and the immediate banks of the rivers Jamuna and Ganga at Allahabad during the months of April to June in 1962 and 1963. The physical features, climate and soil of the area are discussed. Botanical composition of the vegetation and the relative abundance, preference for habitat, types, and phenology of the important species are given. The vegetation is characterized by the preponderance of annual plants and consists of the species of the wet meadow and dry meadow stages of Dudgeon (1920). The thorn scrub stage is represented by Acacia arabica and Zizyphus jujuba.