Plant biodiversity at low-elevation evergreen and moist deciduous forests at Kodayar (W. Ghats, India)

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 363-379

  Sundarapandian, S M ^a   Swamy, P S ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Evergreen forest; Moist deciduous forest; Perturbations; Regeneration; Species diversity; Western Ghats

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

INDIA, WESTERN GHATS, KODAYAR;

EID: 0031369991     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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