DOI: 10.36347/sajb.2016.v04i04.014

Pages: 370-374

A quantitative ecological study conducted in a sacred grove tropical dry deciduous forest in Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu to estimate density, species richness, basal area and aboveground biomass of trees. A one hectare (100m×100m) square plot was laid in study site. In all, 292 trees recorded in study area. Twenty four species belonging to 22 genera and 17 families were recorded from study site. This study estimated 20.18 m2 forest tree stand’s basal area. Basal area of trees varied significantly. Biomass stockpile varied considerably among species in study area. In all, 184842.51 kg ha-1 (=184.842 tonne) aboveground biomass recorded from study site. Conservation of this kind of forest i.e., sacred grove is essential to protect indigenous species from extinction.