Vegetation analysis and tree population structure of tropical wet evergreen forests in and around Namdapha National Park, northeast India

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2109-2135

  Nath, P C ^a   Arunachalam, A ^a   Khan, M L ^a   Arunachalam, K ^a   Barbhuiya, A R ^a  

^a NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Namdapha National Park; Northeast India; Species richness; Tree population structure; Tropical wet evergreen forest

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TREE;

ARUNACHAL PRADESH; ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; NAMDAPHA NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

ALBIZIA PROCERA; ALTINGIA EXCELSA; MESUA FERREA; OLEA DIOICA; SHOREA ASSAMICA; TERMINALIA CHEBULA;

EID: 23744506842     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-004-4361-1     Document Type: Article

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