Sacred groves: Traditional ecological heritage

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 463-470

  King, E D Israel Oliver ^a   Viji, Chitra ^a   Narasimhan, D ^b  

^a M S SWAMINATHAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b MADRAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Keystone species; Relict species; Sacred groves; Sthala vrikshas

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; CULTURAL HERITAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; REFUGIUM; SACRED GROVE;

INDIA;

EID: 0031389610     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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