Regeneration characteristics of selection felled forest gaps of different ages in the evergreen forests of Sholayar, Kerala, India

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 355-368

  Rajesh, N ^a   Kumar, B Mohan ^a   Vijayakumar, N K ^a  

^a KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Diversity; Edaphic attributes; Gap dynamics; Western Ghats

Indexed keywords

CLEAR FELLING; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOREST GAP; REGENERATION;

INDIA, KERALA, SHOLAYAR;

MESUA NAGASSARIUM; PALAQUIUM ELLIPTICUM; SAPOTACEAE; VATERIA INDICA;

EID: 0030441255     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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