Woody species diversity of four sacred groves in the Pondicherry region of South India

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 289-299

  Ramanujam, M P ^a   Praveen Kumar Cyril, K ^b  

^a Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for Post Graduate Studies   (India)

^b Avvaiyar Govt College for Women ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Floristic diversity; India; Sacred groves; Scrub woodland; Tropical dry evergreen forest

Indexed keywords

DRY FOREST; FLORISTICS; PLANT COMMUNITY; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WOODY PLANT;

INDIA;

AGLAIA ELAEAGNOIDEA; BORASSUS FLABELLIFER; PAMBURUS MISSIONIS; POLYALTHIA SUBEROSA; PTEROSPERMUM; SECAMONE; SYZIGIUM; SYZIGIUM CUMINI; SYZYGIUM; SYZYGIUM CUMINII; TAMARINDUS INDICA;

EID: 0037310680     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021926002101     Document Type: Article

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