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Table 2 tree and shrub species altitudinal distribution and use by livestock species and age group

From: Indigenous fodder trees can increase grazing accessibility for landless and mobile pastoralists in northern Pakistan

Name of tree/Shrub

Altitudinal zone

Livestock species

Type of livestock

 

L

M

H

S

G

C

B

y

a

m

Trees

Salix tetrasperma

X

X

X

  

X

X

 

X

 

Robinia pseudoacacia

X

X

X

X

X

  

X

X

X

Morus alba

X

X

   

X

X

  

X

Ailanthus chinensis

X

X

   

X

X

  

X

Celtis australis

X

X

   

X

X

X

X

X

Morus nigra

X

X

  

X

X

 

X

X

X

Aesculus indica

 

X

X

  

X

  

X

 

Quercus incana

 

X

X

  

X

  

X

 

Quercus dilatata

 

X

X

 

X

X

  

X

 

Acacia modesta

X

  

X

X

  

X

X

X

Acacia nilotica

X

  

X

X

  

X

X

X

Olea cuspidata

X

  

X

X

  

X

 

X

Zizyphus jujuba

X

  

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

Grewia oppositifolia

X

    

X

X

  

X

Diospyros lotus

 

X

  

X

X

 

X

X

X

Celtis caucasica

 

X

  

X

X

 

X

X

X

Ficus sarmentosa

 

X

  

X

  

X

X

X

Melia azedarach

 

X

 

X

X

X

X

   

Betula utilis

  

X

  

X

 

X

  

Corylus avellana

  

X

  

X

   

X

Shrubs

Dodonaea viscosa

X

   

X

   

X

 

Cotoneaster nummularia

X

X

 

X

X

  

X

X

X

Indigofera heterantha

 

X

 

X

X

  

X

X

X

Myrsine Africana

 

X

 

X

X

  

X

X

X

Debregeasia salicifolia

 

X

 

X

X

X

X

 

X

 

Anisomeles indica

 

X

  

X

X

X

 

X

 

Impatiens bicolor

 

X

 

X

X

 

X

 

X

 

Artemisia maritima

 

X

X

X

X

X

  

X

X

Indigofera gerardiana

  

X

X

X

X

   

X

  1. L: low altitude <1000 m
  2. M: middle altitude 1000-2000 m
  3. H: high altitude >2000 m
  4. S: sheep
  5. G: goat
  6. C: cattle
  7. B: buffalo
  8. y: young
  9. a: adult
  10. m: milking