Fern species richness along a central Himalayan elevational gradient, Nepal

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 389-400

  Bhattarai, Khem R ^a   Vetaas, Ole R ^a   Grytnes, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Climate; Elevation; Ferns; Himalayas; Nepal; Species richness; Unimodal and linear responses

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLIMATE EFFECT; ELEVATION; FERN; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; FILICOPHYTA; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 1542319942     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0305-0270.2003.01013.x     Document Type: Article

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