Fire response in terms of certain sociological behavior of a grass, Chrysopogon zeylanicus and a fern, Pteris equilina and the degree of their relationships in fire tolerance were studied in Grass Hills ecosystem of Anaimalai, Western Ghats, over a period of two years. The vegetation is being dominated by a perennial C. zeylanicus. Frequency, density and basal area of the two plants increased by burning and they showed a positive correlation between them in all the samplings.
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