Effects of anthropogenic disturbance on plant diversity and community structure of a sacred grove in Meghalaya, northeast India

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 421-436

  Mishra, B P ^a   Tripathi, O P ^a   Tripathi, R S ^a   Pandey, H N ^a  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Montane subtropical forest; Plant diversity; Sacred grove; Tree population structure

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION; DISTURBANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MEGHALAYA; SOUTH ASIA;

ASTERACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POACEAE; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 0742323172     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOC.0000006509.31571.a0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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