Species diversity of aquatic macrophytes in Lake Phewa and Lake Rupa of Pokhara valley, Nepal

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 269-280

  Shrestha, P ^a   Janauer, G A ^b  

^a TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aquatic macrophytes; Biodiversity; Kohler Index; Subtropical lakes; Vegetation maps

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039013878     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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