The diversity parameters of these forests are comparable with
the diversity indices reported in different tropical forests (Singh
and Singh 1991; Prasad and Pandey 1992; Ravan 1994; Varghese
and Menon, 1998 and Singh et al. 2005). Singh and Singh (1991)
reported the Shannon- Wiener index values ranged from 1.9 to 2.8,
concentration of dominance from 0.18 to 0.75, species richness
from 0.21 to 0.93, and beta diversity was 3.1 for mixed dry deciduous
forests of U.P. India. Similar trends are found in Prasad
and Pandey (1992) in sal mixed forest and teak forests of Madhya
Pradesh.