Analysis of threatened endemic trees of the Western Ghats of India sheds new light on the Red Data Book of Indian Plants

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2091-2106

  Puyravaud, Jean Philippe ^a   Davidar, Priya ^a,b   Pascal, Jean Pierre ^c   Ramesh, B R ^d  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d FRENCH INSTITUTE OF PONDICHERRY   (India)

Author keywords

Endemic species; India; Rainforest; Red Data Book; Semi evergreen rainforest; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; INVENTORY; RAINFOREST; REFERENCE WORK AND SYSTEM;

INDIA;

GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0038198659     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024184814545     Document Type: Article

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