Pastoralism, plant conservation, and conflicts on proliferation of Himalayan knotweed in high altitude protected areas of the Western Himalaya, India

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 985-995

  Kala, Chandra Prakash ^a  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Altitudinal gradient; Pastoralism; Polygonum polystachyum; Protected areas; Western Himalaya

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; PASTORALISM; PLANT COMMUNITY; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES RICHNESS; WEED CONTROL;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; UTTARANCHAL; VALLEY OF FLOWERS NATIONAL PARK;

IMPATIENS; IMPATIENS SULCATA; POLYGONACEAE; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM POLYSTACHYUM;

EID: 1442314215     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOC.0000014459.26932.69     Document Type: Article

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