CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY AUDIT

Catalogued Flora Metrics, Sector Composition & Survey Schedule

PROVISIONAL AUDIT // PROJECT RECORDS

Data scope and limitations

This page summarizes the supplied flora dataset and the project survey schedule. The dataset does not include quadrat abundance counts, tree diameters, biomass equations, measured carbon-stock values, or surveyed sector areas, so carbon-sequestration, Shannon–Wiener diversity and invasive-pressure figures are not presented as results.

Invasive behaviour is mentioned in some field notes; this is a text flag, not a measured pressure index.

Survey statuses reflect the project schedule. Completion records and field sheets are not included in the supplied dataset.

Catalogued Taxa

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Families Represented

Taxonomic breadth of the catalogue

Verified Records

Taxon record verification only

Survey Phases Complete

Documented project schedule

Ecological Sampling Methodology

The catalogue records presence data: botanical and common names, family, habit, sector assignment, coordinates where supplied, elevation tags where supplied, toxicity notes and a per-record taxon verification flag. It is not an abundance survey, and these records cannot support a Shannon–Wiener diversity index or a carbon-stock estimate on their own.

The mapped records carry supplied elevation tags spanning not recorded; this is the range of those tags, not an independently surveyed elevation gradient. Sector polygons and areas shown on the Maps page are working approximations derived from supplied sector extents, not surveyed boundaries.

Presence records, not abundance surveys WGS84 coordinates where supplied Flora of Jammu & Kashmir reference Per-record taxon verification flag

Catalogued Taxa by Ecological Sector

Counts are derived from the supplied dataset. Records without a sector assignment are listed separately. Map links open the corresponding sector on the vegetation map. Scroll horizontally to view all columns.

Sector Zone	Records	Mapped	Verified	Recorded Elevation	Habitat Character
Pine Ridge Belt map	—	—	—	—	Subtropical conifer stand on the northern ridge
Academic Avenue map	—	—	—	—	Planted deciduous boulevard
Lower Scrublands map	—	—	—	—	Dry thorny thicket on the southern terraces
Ravine Corridors map	—	—	—	—	Shaded seasonal drainage corridors
Unassigned / not georeferenced	—	—	—	Not recorded	Verified datasheet additions without a sector or coordinates

Field Survey Timetable

Statuses reflect the project's survey schedule. Completion records and field sheets are not included in the supplied dataset. Scroll horizontally to view all columns.

Survey Phase	Target Season	Target Sectors	Focus Phenology	Status
Phase I: Baseline Quadrats	Pre-Monsoon	Pine Ridge & Academic Avenue	Foliage flush, conifer cone initiation	Complete
Phase II: Riparian Audit	Monsoon Peak	Ravine Corridors & Watercourses	Fern emergence, flowering of shrubs	Complete
Phase III: Scrubland Census	Post-Monsoon	Lower Scrublands Margin	Seed maturation, pod setting in Acacia modesta (Phulai)	Complete
Phase IV: Winter Dormancy	Winter Solstice	Campus-wide Transects	Deciduous leaf drop & conifer needle density	Complete
Phase V: Spring Phenology	Early Spring	Academic Avenue Boulevards	Bauhinia variegata (Kachnar) & Cassia fistula (Amaltas) flowering peak	Complete
Phase VI: Longitudinal Synthesis	Academic Year 2026	Centralized Digital GIS	Final baseline reconciliation (175 catalogued taxa)	In Progress

Standard Institutional Citation Format

Kaul, E. (2026). SMVDU Green Atlas: Campus Vascular Flora & Spatial Microclimate Stratification. Department of Design Your Degree, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Kakryal, Katra, J&K, India. Dataset Version 1.0.