Avian community in the Kumaon Himalaya, India - a preliminary study

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-176

  Sultana, Aisha ^a   Khan, Jamal A ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Avian community; Kumaon Himalaya; Oak forest; Species richness counting method

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; DENSITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

INDIA;

EID: 0033371358     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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