Biodiversity status of a protected area in West Himalaya: Askot Wildlife Sanctuary

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 194-203

  Samant, S S ^a   Dhar, U ^a   Rawal, R S ^a  

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

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Conservation; Diversity; Endemic; Native; Threatened

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BIODIVERSITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA;

CERVIDAE; CHRYSOGASTER; FELIDAE; GYMNOSPERMAE; LOPHOPHORUS IMPEJANUS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MOSCHIDAE; MOSCHUS CHRYSOGASTER; ORCHIDACEAE; PANTHERA PARDUS; POLYSTICHUM; PTERIDOPHYTA; QUERCUS; TRACHEOPHYTA; UNCIA UNCIA;

EID: 0032439862     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509809469983     Document Type: Article

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