Vascular plant diversity in the sacred groves of Jaintia Hills in northeast India

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1497-1510

  Jamir, S Alemmeren ^a   Pandey, H N ^b  

^a Fazl Ali College   (India)

^b NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Endemic and rare species; Growth forms; Northeast India; Sacred groves; Vascular plant diversity

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VASCULAR PLANT;

INDIA;

ASTERACEAE; GYMNOSPERMAE; LAURACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ORCHIDACEAE; PTERIDOPHYTA; RUBIACEAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0038583688     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023682228549     Document Type: Article

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