Five species diversity indices were chosen to carry out species diversity analysis of deserted quarry areas during the maintenance period after artificial vegetation restoration in Zhejiang Province. Results showed that the quantity of species in the areas was large

while the composition of families and genera was unintensive. To be exact

herbs acted as the dominant group in the community selecting leguminious plants and gramineae plants as the two biggest communities for the introduced species. Shrubs and trees were mainly planted rather than growing from seeds. The index of species richness and species diversity of herbs

shrubs

and trees showed a consistent trend

among which the index value of herb communities was significantly higher than the index values of the shrub and tree communities. In addition

the community evenness index values of herb

shrub

and tree communities all stayed in a high level. Local herbs in the areas played a dominant role and the majority was compositae plants.