Himalayan yew: Stand structure, canopy damage, regeneration and conservation strategy

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 334-341

  Rikhari, H C ^a   Palni, L M S ^a   Sharma, S ^a   Nandi, S K ^a  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass removal; Canopy structure; Regeneration; Stand structure; Yew

Indexed keywords

PACLITAXEL;

CANOPY; CONSERVATION; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; REGENERATION; STAND STRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PLANT LEAF; TREE;

ASIA;

GYMNOSPERMAE; TAXUS; TAXUS BACCATA; TAXUS WALLICHIANA;

EID: 0032415449     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892998000411     Document Type: Article

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