Summra Erum

• Ph.D (in progress)
• Research Associate at Fatima Jinnah Women University

Classification and ordination of vegetation of Mughal Garden, Wah, Pakistan was done along with assessment of diversity status. A total of 45 species were recorded in vegetation survey belonging to 24 families with Asteraceae and Poaceae being the largest families. Herbs dominated the flora of Wah Garden by 44.4%, shrubs 15.5%, trees 13.3%, grasses...

Identification of previously existing traffic accident hotspots is the first step to ensure future road safety. The study focused on providing GIS based geo-statistical surveillance for the road traffic Accidents (RTA) in Rawalpindi for five years (2009-2013) to determine the high risk areas or hotspots. For this purpose, spatial autocorrelation (M...

The distribution of herbaceous plant species and effect of edaphic factors on species distribution was studied to build a correlation between the herbaceous species and environmental parameter through multivariate techniques. Three zones were formed on the basis of forest (Pinus gerardiana) density. Herbaceous vegetation was sampled, identified and...

One of the detailed and useful ways to develop land use classification maps is use of geospatial techniques such as remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS). It vastly improves the selection of areas designated as agricultural, industrial and/or urban sector of a region. In Islamabad city and its surroundings, change in land use has b...

The present research was conducted along the roadside of Wah Cantonment to determine the associations and relationships between the plant communities and soil, grouping and quantification of plant communities using multivariate ordination techniques. Braun-Blanquet technique was applied for herbaceous data collection and quadrats of 1 1 square mete...

This study provides an analysis of the soil, vegetation types and species distribution along Rawal Dam, Rawal Lake and its three tributaries (Bani Gala, Chattar and Bari Imam Streams and its tributaries), with a focus on the environmental factors that control species distribution. After identifying the study area’s herbaceous vegetation and analyzi...

Vegetation plays a significant role in ecology and is limited to their ecological optimum. Vegetation composition is a function of changing habitat conditions along the soil gradients. Soil gradients affect distribution, growth and composition of vegetation within space and time. The vegetation data of Mughal Garden Wah, was collected along with so...

Forests play a critical role in the provision of the ecological interconnectedness, and essential ecosystem services. Deforestation is a serious environmental problem throughout the world including Pakistan where a striking depletion of forest reserves has been an ecological concern for quite some time. Remote sensing techniques have been used to m...

One of the features of medical geography that has made it so useful in health research is statistical spatial analysis, which enables the quantification and qualification of health events. The main objective of this research was to study the spatial distribution patterns of malaria in Rawalpindi district using spatial statistical techniques to iden...

Plants which endowed medicinal values are held at the highest rank in folk medicinal systems throughout the world. The locally suggested remedies and the ethno-botanical knowledge for this purpose, whether it’s traditional or modernized, have its roots into the belief in folk medicinal knowledge of the particular region. This study was conducted...

About half of the world's population is at risk from the vector borne diseases including dengue and malaria. World Health Organization (WHO) has ranked Dengue fever as the most important mosquito borne viral disease in the world. The main objective of this research work is to study the spatial distribution patterns of dengue disease in Rawalpindi u...

The forest ground flora plays a vital role in cycling of nutrients, habitat preservation and rejuvenation of shrubs. The vegetation consociated with the forest plays a vital role in the protection, function of the forest ecosystem. Effective management of forest vegetation serves the forest ecosystem in assaying the balance of harmful effects of...

Carthamus oxyacantha commonly known as “Poli” or “Peeli kandiary” belongs to family Asteraceae/Compositae. Protective and curative effects of alcoholic extract of C. oxyacantha seeds were investigated against carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) induced hepatic damage in rats (Sprague Dawley Strain). Hepatic damage was induced by injecting a single intraper...

Roadside urban greenbelts play an important role in increasing urban aesthetic, comport, and atmospheric qualities. This significant role of plants in urban roadside greenbelts cannot be denied. Therefore, a strong research is required to carve out the role of plants in both qualitative and quantitative terms for sustainable planning and management...

Medicinal usage of plants is one of the superior characteristic on which mankind is dependent upon since ages. Plants are being used for the treatment of various diseases of humans and animals. The Changa Manga Forest is designated as National Park located in Kasur, District. It consists of vast biological panorama, constituting many plants of the...

Multivariate technique i.e., CCA has been used to analyze the response of the species against the stress due to moisture. GLM (General Linear Model) response curve and attribute plot using 3-D contour has been used to see the response of the different species in each zone of the Changa Manga forest. Response curve shows that Cynodon dactylon was do...

The present research was undertaken to study vegetation along Motorway (M-1) from Rawalpindi to Attock district (90 km) in Pakistan. Braun-Blanquet’s approach was used for the phytosociological survey. Classification techniques like TWINSPAN (Two Way indicator species analysis) and DCA (Detrended Correspondence Analysis) were used to classify th...

Demand of energy in agricultural division and emission associated with crop production and farm operations analyzed by modeling software called LEAP. By this software total demand for energy in agricultural area estimated from the base year 2009 to 2030, for future energy requirement by mean of extrapolation. Different scenarios were developed b...

Wetlands are the one of the naturally occurring habitat. They provide invaluable biodiversity resources, aids in water quality improvement, support ground water recharge, help in moderating climate change and supply flood control but they are deteriorated greatly due to economic development and population growth. In the present analysis, the object...

Study was conducted for the projection of energy demand and emission analysis for the next thirty years, taking the 2000 as a base year. This has been determined with the help of the Long Range Energy Alternative planning system (LEAP). It forecasted the energy consumption and environmental emissions in industrial area of Islamabad. All available e...

The study was carried out to assess the soil contamination induced by traffic in the vicinity of a Motorway (M-2) through an intensive field study. The soil samples collected from 397 quadrats of 50 study sites were analyzed for total lead, cadmium, nickel, chromium and zinc. The results showed that the heavy metals (Zn, Pb, Ni, Cd and Cr) concentr...