Bird community structure of the middle altitude oak forest in Kumaon Himalayas, India: A preliminary investigation

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 389-400

  Shafiq, Tahmina ^a   Javed, Sálim ^a   Khan, Jamal A ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bird community; Kumaon Himalayas; Line transects; Oak forest; Point transects; Riverine forest; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

BIRD COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOREST; HABITAT STRUCTURE;

INDIA, UTTAR PRADESH, KUMAON HIMALAYA;

AVES; QUERCUS;

EID: 0031350028     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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