Relationship between plant species richness and biomass in an arid sub-alpine grassland of the central Himalayas, Nepal

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-71

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Generalized linear model; Gradient length; Grazing; Hump pattern; Species composition

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; GANDAKI; HIMALAYAS; MANANG; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 16544378251     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02803264     Document Type: Article

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