Status and conservation of galliformes in the Kumaon Himalaya, Uttar Pradesh, India

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 409-417

  Hussain, M Shah ^a   Khan, Jamal A ^a   Ahmed, Ashfaque ^b   Kaul, Rahul ^b  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Sub regional Office for South Asia   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation; Galliformes; Kumaon Himalaya; Lophura leucomelana; Oak forests; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FOREST; GALLIFORMES; POPULATION STATUS; SPECIES PROTECTION; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

INDIA, UTTAR PRADESH, KUMAON HIMALAYA;

ALECTORIS CHUKAR; ARBOROPHILA TORQUEOLA; CATREUS WALLICHII; GALLIFORMES; LOPHOPHORUS IMPEJANUS; LOPHURA LEUCOMELANA; PUCRASIA MACROLOPHA; TRAGOPAN SATYRA;

EID: 0031350029     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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